Cabo Verde vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 104 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Cabo Verde and Mexico: Cabo Verde leads on Major Urban Areas Population (168,000 people) against Mexico (22.28 people); Cabo Verde leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (224,500) against Mexico (60.96); Cabo Verde leads on Radios (100,000) against Mexico (31). Across 104 compared metrics, Cabo Verde wins on 46 and Mexico wins on 52.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)73.54 %81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 74% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score74.98 points45.55 points
Radios100,00031
Televisions15,00025.6
Waterwaysnone2,900

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country78.53M $69.44B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.17B $2.29T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.5 %7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.5 %7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index5586.1
Electricity Consumption367.4258.7
Electricity Exports07.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7971
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants017
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02
Electricity from Other Renewables219
Electricity Imports03.53
Electricity Installed Capacity162,50072.56
Electricity Production395302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)20 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient42.443.5
Gross Fixed Investment46.421.5
Gross National Saving32.421.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.4 %0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1 %4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61
Natural Gas Exports036.81
Natural Gas Imports050.12
Natural Gas Production031.57
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8
Oil Consumption2,0002.07
Oil Exports01.51
Oil Imports2,336496,000
Oil Production02.98
Oil Proved Reserves010.42
Population Below Poverty Line35.2 people36.3 people
Public Debt127.645.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)7.3 USD1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption5,6001.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports5,607867,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600
Remittances12.13.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.380.1
Taxes and Other Revenues18.414.2
Unemployment Rate11.9 %2.8 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)22,2932.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions714,000441.05
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 populatimost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.12 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources300461.89

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.89 %1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)9552.44
Agricultural land790 sq. km1.04M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)965 km9,330 km
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land3559,910

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country57.6 %17.92 %
Administrative Divisions2232
Independence516
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)1994.79
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.816.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.9 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)40 %42 %
Mean Age at First Birth19.521.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)11.8 %28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2,400340,000
Underweight Children Under 52.24.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1,000341,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)44.8 %51.87 %
Life expectancy at birth80.09 years80.06 years
Median age of population29.51 years29.96 years
Population Change1,983.2 persons1.20M persons
Population density131.55 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km
Total population529,774 persons133.03M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.870.71
Birth Rate (%)17.51 %14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate55.8 %73.1 %
Death Rate (%)5.73 %6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age141,737.5 persons35.92M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate224,50060.96
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population168,000 people22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.22169.01
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.25 %77.59 %
Physician Density0.73 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.12 %0.81 %
Population living in slums41.54 %15.76 %
Total deaths2,610.6 persons685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.13 %62.6 %
Total fertility rate1.48 per woman1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-1,751.6 persons-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.68 per live births11.69 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇨🇻 Cabo Verde🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.40.48
Airports101,580

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