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Cabo Verde vs Guinea-Bissau: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Cabo Verde
cpv
Leads on 53 of 109 metrics
Guinea-Bissau
gnb
Leads on 34 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau: Guinea-Bissau leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (14 Cubic meters per year) against Cabo Verde (0.12 Cubic meters per year); Cabo Verde leads on Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP) (1.40) against Guinea-Bissau (0.04); Guinea-Bissau leads on Population Change (49,209 persons) against Cabo Verde (1,983 persons). Across 109 compared metrics, Cabo Verde wins on 53 and Guinea-Bissau wins on 34.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)74.74 %★29.78 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)73.54 %★32.47 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 74% (2023 est.)percent of population: 33% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score74.98 points★51.36 points
Radios100,000★49,000
Televisions15,000NA
Waterwaysnoneseveral rivers are accessible to coastal shipping

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country78.53M $560.17M $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.17B $★2.46B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.39 %24.91 %★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.5 %★4.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.5 %★5.5 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP7 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index55★43.2
Electricity Consumption367.4★36.27
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7999★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants00
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables21★1
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity162,500★28,300
Electricity Production395★39
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)20 USD per capita★2.35 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient42.4★33.4
Gross Fixed Investment36.1★12.7
Gross National Saving32.4★8.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.4 %8 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1 %★3.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP1.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption2,0003,000★
Oil Exports00
Oil Imports2,3362,565★
Oil Production00
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line35.2 people★50.5 people
Public Debt127.657.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)7.3 USD★4.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption5,600★2,700
Refined Petroleum Products Exports00
Refined Petroleum Products Imports5,607★2,625
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances12.1★9.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.389.24★
Taxes and Other Revenues18.4★8.8
Top Exporting Countries1.16B USD★262.82M USD
Unemployment Rate11.9 %2.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate57.03 %★64.81 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)22,29312,847★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions714,000366,000★
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 populatiapproximately one fifth of the population lives in the capital city of Bissau along the Atlantic coast; the remainder is distributed among the eight mainly rural regions, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation22.01 sq km26.25 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.12 Cubic meters per year14 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources300★31.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.89 %★1.07 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)95★84
Agricultural land790 sq. km8,653.15 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)965 km★350 km
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land35250★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Rule of Law Index by Country57.6 %★6.54 %
Administrative Divisions22★9
Independence524★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.8★4.8
Health Care Spending per Capita818.88 USD★308.72 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.9 % of GDP8.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %★3.1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.1 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)40 %★505 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)11.8 %9.5 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS2,400★37,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People2 per 100,000 people★0 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 52.2★18.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1,0004,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Currently married (Percent)44.8 %55.46 %★
Life expectancy at birth80.09 years★67.79 years
Median age of population29.51 years★19.58 years
Population Change1,983.2 persons49,208.6 persons★
Population density131.55 per sq. km81.68 per sq. km★
Total population529,774 persons2.30M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.87★0.52
Birth Rate (%)17.51 %35.82 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate55.8 %★20.6 %
Death Rate (%)5.73 %★6.99 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age141,737.5 persons589,854.55 persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate224,500845,300★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population168,000 people664,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.22★167.9
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.25 %★54.11 %
Physician Density0.73 people/sq km★0.25 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.12 %2.55 %★
Population living in slums41.54 %51.71 %★
Total deaths2,610.6 persons★15,177.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.13 %★49 %
Total fertility rate1.48 per woman3.6 per woman★
Total net-migration-1,751.6 persons-1,536.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate10.68 per live births★64.82 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.4★0.04
Airports10★7

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