Cape Verde has a population density of 337 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Cape Verde has 82,707 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Cape Verde and the Vatican are ranked 72nd and 3rd, 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 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Cape Verde is 94.3% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Cape Verde
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 72/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
529186
|
949
|
| Land area | 1,556 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 82,645 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 31.6% | n/a |
| Urban population | 68.4% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Cape Verde vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Cape Verde increased by 13.4%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Cape Verde ranked 67th for population density and is in 71st place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 337 | - |
| 2023 | 336 | - |
| 2022 | 334 | - |
| 2021 | 332 | - |
| 2020 | 331 | - |
| 2019 | 330 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 330 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 330 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 329 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 329 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 329 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 329 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 329 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 329 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 328 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 325 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 322 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 319 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 315 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 312 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 308 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 304 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 300 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 295.8 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 291.3 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 287 | - |
| 1998 | 282.6 | - |
| 1997 | 278.1 | - |
| 1996 | 273.5 | - |
| 1995 | 268.7 | - |
| 1994 | 263.6 | - |
| 1993 | 258.3 | - |
| 1992 | 252.8 | - |
| 1991 | 247.2 | - |
| 1990 | 241.3 | - |
| 1989 | 236.4 | - |
| 1988 | 232.9 | - |
| 1987 | 229.6 | - |
| 1986 | 226.4 | - |
| 1985 | 223.2 | - |
| 1984 | 220.1 | - |
| 1983 | 217 | - |
| 1982 | 213.8 | - |
| 1981 | 210.7 | - |
| 1980 | 207.8 | - |
| 1979 | 205.3 | - |
| 1978 | 203.2 | - |
| 1977 | 201.1 | - |
| 1976 | 198.9 | - |
| 1975 | 196.6 | - |
| 1974 | 194.5 | - |
| 1973 | 192.7 | - |
| 1972 | 191.1 | - |
| 1971 | 189 | - |
| 1970 | 185 | - |
| 1969 | 179.5 | - |
| 1968 | 173.6 | - |
| 1967 | 168 | - |
| 1966 | 162.6 | - |
| 1965 | 157.4 | - |
| 1964 | 152.3 | - |
| 1963 | 147.4 | - |
| 1962 | 142.6 | - |
| 1961 | 138.2 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Cape Verde
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
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