How much coast is there?

Cape Verde’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Guinea-Bissau’s.

Cape Verde: 965 km (2026 edition) · Guinea-Bissau: 350 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Cape Verde’s highest peak towers 2,552 m above Guinea-Bissau’s.

Cape Verde: 2,829 m (2026 edition) · Guinea-Bissau: 277 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Guinea-Bissau has 4.3 times as many people as Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 527,326 (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 2.25 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Cape Verde is 64% more densely populated than Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 131 per km² (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 80 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Cape Verde is 8.9 years older than in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 27.9 years (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 18.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Guinea-Bissau have 2.2 more children on average than in Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 1.51 children per woman (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 3.76 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

7.2% of people in Cape Verde are 65 or older, versus 3.2% in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 7.2% (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 3.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Cape Verde: no data · Guinea-Bissau: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Guinea-Bissau has 2 official languages, Cape Verde 1.

Cape Verde: 1 (2026) · Guinea-Bissau: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Cape Verde’s economy is 21% larger than Guinea-Bissau’s.

Cape Verde: $3.06 billion (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: $2.53 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Cape Verde produces 3.7 times as much per person as Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: Int$12,165 (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: Int$3,293 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Cape Verde than in Guinea-Bissau (Gini 9 points higher).

Cape Verde: 42.4 (2015) · Guinea-Bissau: 33.4 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Cape Verde, versus 2.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 11.9% (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Guinea-Bissau spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Cape Verde 0.6%.

Cape Verde: 0.6% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 1.2% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Cape Verde’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Guinea-Bissau’s.

Cape Verde: 48% (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 34% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Cape Verde spends 3.5 times as much on health per person as Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: $290 (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: $82 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Guinea-Bissau is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 10.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 42.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Cape Verde has 2.9 times as many doctors per person as Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

17% of adults in Cape Verde are obese, versus 11% in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 16.5% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 11.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

10% of adults in Cape Verde smoke, versus 8.2% in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 10.4% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 8.2% (2024)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Cape Verde drink 32% more alcohol than in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 4.1 litres (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 3.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Cape Verde has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 43.8 kg (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 14 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Cape Verde has 234 kcal more food per person per day than Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 2,794 kcal (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 2,560 kcal (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Cape Verde went to school 2.4 years longer than in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 6.1 years (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 3.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Cape Verde welcomed 57 times as many tourists per resident as Guinea-Bissau (2019).

Cape Verde: 1.51 (2022) · Guinea-Bissau: 0.03 (2019)

How many people are online?

75% of people in Cape Verde are online, versus 30% in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 75% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 30% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

98% of people in Cape Verde have electricity, versus 44% in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 98.4% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 43.7% (2024)

How many live in cities?

78% of people in Cape Verde live in cities, versus 47% in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 78% (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 47% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Guinea-Bissau has 147 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Cape Verde 112.

Cape Verde: 112 (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 147 (2024)

How much do they fly?

Cape Verde: 0.14 (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 70% of Guinea-Bissau, but only 12% of Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 11.6% (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 69.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Cape Verde emits 7.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 1.1 t (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

31% of Cape Verde’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 30.8% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 0% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Guinea-Bissau carries 71% more fine dust than in Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 17 µg/m³ (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 29 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 6.3 times as likely to be murdered in Cape Verde as in Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verde: 7 per 100k (2020) · Guinea-Bissau: 1.1 per 100k (2017)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Guinea-Bissau are 85% deadlier than in Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 16.5 per 100k (2021) · Guinea-Bissau: 30.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Guinea-Bissau is on average 4.8 °C warmer than Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 23°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guinea-Bissau: 27.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Guinea-Bissau gets 8.7 times as much rain as Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guinea-Bissau: 1,492 mm (2016–2025 avg)