Cabo Verde vs Germany: 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 Germany: Cabo Verde leads on Major Urban Areas Population (168,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Cabo Verde leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (224,500) against Germany (43.77); Cabo Verde leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (5,600) against Germany (2.46). Across 105 compared metrics, Cabo Verde wins on 34 and Germany wins on 65.

  • 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🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)73.54 %92.48 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 74% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score74.98 points83.85 points
Radios100,00077.8
Televisions15,00051.4
Waterwaysnone7,500

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country78.53M $42.94B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.17B $5.03T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.5 %0 %
Coal Revenue00.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.5 %1.67 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP11.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index5579.7
Electricity Consumption367.4536.5
Electricity Exports078.86
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7941
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants02
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05
Electricity from Other Renewables2152
Electricity Imports028.34
Electricity Installed Capacity162,500208.5
Electricity Production395612.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)20 USD per capita120.46 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient42.432.4
Gross Fixed Investment46.417.8
Gross National Saving32.428
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.4 %-3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1 %2.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption093.36
Natural Gas Exports034.61
Natural Gas Imports0119.5
Natural Gas Production07.9
Natural Gas Proved Reserves039.5
Oil Consumption2,0002.5
Oil Exports0470,200
Oil Imports2,3362.67
Oil Production0147,200
Oil Proved Reserves0276
Population Below Poverty Line35.2 people14.8 people
Public Debt127.663.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)7.3 USD-0.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption5,6002.46
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0494,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports5,607883,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production02.16
Remittances12.10.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.380.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)14.60
Taxes and Other Revenues18.411
Unemployment Rate11.9 %3.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)22,293-21.45M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions714,000600.19
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 populatisecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.12 Cubic meters per year45.7 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources300154

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.89 %9.82 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)95185.14
Agricultural land790 sq. km165,134 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)965 km2,389 km
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land355,065

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Rule of Law Index by Country57.6 %92.99 %
Administrative Divisions2216
Independence518
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)1914.64
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.87.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.9 % of GDP12.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km7.8 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)40 %4 %
Mean Age at First Birth19.529.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)11.8 %22.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2,40093,000
Underweight Children Under 52.20.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1,000183,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Currently married (Percent)44.8 %54.08 %
Life expectancy at birth80.09 years84.11 years
Median age of population29.51 years45.59 years
Population Change1,983.2 persons-741,055 persons
Population density131.55 per sq. km242.59 per sq. km
Total population529,774 persons83.60M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.870.88
Birth Rate (%)17.51 %8.87 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate55.8 %67 %
Death Rate (%)5.73 %11.96 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age141,737.5 persons16.48M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate224,50043.77
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days60 days
Major Urban Areas Population168,000 people3.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.22179.88
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.25 %73.51 %
Physician Density0.73 people/sq km4.53 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.12 %-0.13 %
Population living in slums41.54 %0 %
Total deaths2,610.6 persons1.07M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.13 %61.31 %
Total fertility rate1.48 per woman1.4 per woman
Total net-migration-1,751.6 persons-349,130.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.68 per live births3.21 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.41.35
Airports10840

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