Cape Verde has a population density of 337 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Cape Verde has 82,707 sq ft of land per person vs 16,641 sq ft in Taiwan. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Cape Verde and Taiwan are ranked 72nd and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Cape Verde has 0.006% of the world's population and 0.003% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, hence the population density in Cape Verde is 79.9% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Cape Verde
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 72/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
529186
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 1,556 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 82,645 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 31.6% | n/a |
| Urban population | 68.4% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Cape Verde vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Cape Verde increased by 9.49%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Cape Verde ranked 65th for population density and is in 72nd place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 337 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 336 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 334 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 332 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 331 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 330 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 330 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 330 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 329 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 329 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 329 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 329 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 329 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 329 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 328 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 325 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 322 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 319 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 315 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 312 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 308 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 304 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 300 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 295.8 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 291.3 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 287 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 282.6 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 278.1 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 273.5 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 268.7 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 263.6 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 258.3 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 252.8 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 247.2 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 241.3 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 236.4 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 232.9 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 229.6 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 226.4 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 223.2 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 220.1 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 217 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 213.8 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 210.7 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 207.8 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 205.3 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 203.2 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 201.1 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 198.9 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 196.6 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 194.5 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 192.7 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 191.1 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 189 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 185 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 179.5 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 173.6 | 969 |
| 1967 | 168 | 945 |
| 1966 | 162.6 | 921 |
| 1965 | 157.4 | 895 |
| 1964 | 152.3 | 868 |
| 1963 | 147.4 | 842 |
| 1962 | 142.6 | 815 |
| 1961 | 138.2 | 789 |
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