Cabo Verde vs Canada: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 105 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Cabo Verde and Canada: Cabo Verde leads on Major Urban Areas Population (168,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Cabo Verde leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (224,500) against Canada (22.87); Cabo Verde leads on Radios (100,000) against Canada (32.30). Across 105 compared metrics, Cabo Verde wins on 34 and Canada wins on 62.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 2 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)73.54 %93.96 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 74% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score74.98 points78.75 points
Radios100,00032.3
Televisions15,00021.5
Waterwaysnone3,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country78.53M $47.01B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.17B $2.59T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.5 %1 %
Coal Revenue00.08
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.5 %3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index5579.6
Electricity Consumption367.4522.2
Electricity Exports073.35
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7923
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants056
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09
Electricity from Other Renewables2112
Electricity Imports02.68
Electricity Installed Capacity162,500143.5
Electricity Production395649.6
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)20 USD per capita311.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient42.429.9
Gross Fixed Investment46.423.7
Gross National Saving32.420.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.4 %0 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1 %2.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption0124.4
Natural Gas Exports083.96
Natural Gas Imports026.36
Natural Gas Production0159.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves02.06
Oil Consumption2,0002.21
Oil Exports01.93
Oil Imports2,3361.09
Oil Production03.48
Oil Proved Reserves0175.2
Population Below Poverty Line35 people9.4 people
Public Debt127.661.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)7.3 USD1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption5,6002.45
Refined Petroleum Products Exports01.12
Refined Petroleum Products Imports5,607405,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production02.01
Remittances12.10
Revenue from Forest Resources0.380.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)14.60.5
Taxes and Other Revenues18.413.8
Unemployment Rate11.9 %6.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)22,293-12.14M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions714,000585.85
Population Distributionamong the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable; islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled; the more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations; approximately half of the populativast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.12 Cubic meters per year370 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources3002.9

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.89 %0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)9590.43
Agricultural land790 sq. km559,597.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)965 km202,080 km
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land359,045

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country57.6 %87.73 %
Administrative Divisions2210
Independence51
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)1915.51
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.87.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.9 % of GDP11.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)40 %12 %
Mean Age at First Birth19.528.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)11.8 %29.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2,400NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1,00072,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Currently married (Percent)44.8 %50.95 %
Life expectancy at birth80.09 years85.29 years
Median age of population29.51 years40.75 years
Population Change1,983.2 persons437,571 persons
Population density131.55 per sq. km4.46 per sq. km
Total population529,774 persons40.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.870.85
Birth Rate (%)17.51 %9.12 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate55.8 %NA
Death Rate (%)5.73 %7.75 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age141,737.5 persons9.19M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate224,50022.87
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days94.5 days
Major Urban Areas Population168,000 people6.37 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.22178.09
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.25 %76.27 %
Physician Density0.73 people/sq km2.82 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.12 %0.73 %
Population living in slums41.54 %1.2 %
Total deaths2,610.6 persons326,297.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.13 %75.87 %
Total fertility rate1.48 per woman1.3 per woman
Total net-migration-1,751.6 persons406,485.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.68 per live births4.43 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.41.96
Airports101,459

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