How much coast is there?

Cape Verde’s coastline is 82% longer than Senegal’s.

Cape Verde: 965 km (2026 edition) · Senegal: 531 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Cape Verde’s highest peak towers 2,181 m above Senegal’s.

Cape Verde: 2,829 m (2026 edition) · Senegal: 648 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Senegal has 36 times as many people as Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 527,326 (2025) · Senegal: 18.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Cape Verde is 33% more densely populated than Senegal.

Cape Verde: 131 per km² (2025) · Senegal: 98 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Cape Verde is 8.7 years older than in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 27.9 years (2023) · Senegal: 19.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Senegal have 2.3 more children on average than in Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 1.51 children per woman (2024) · Senegal: 3.77 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

7.2% of people in Cape Verde are 65 or older, versus 3.6% in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 7.2% (2025) · Senegal: 3.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Cape Verde: no data · Senegal: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Cape Verde and Senegal are practically level.

Cape Verde: 1 (2026) · Senegal: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Senegal’s economy is 12 times the size of Cape Verde’s.

Cape Verde: $3.06 billion (2025) · Senegal: $37 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Cape Verde produces 2.2 times as much per person as Senegal.

Cape Verde: Int$12,165 (2025) · Senegal: Int$5,463 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Cape Verde than in Senegal (Gini 6.2 points higher).

Cape Verde: 42.4 (2015) · Senegal: 36.2 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Cape Verde, versus 2.7% in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 11.9% (2025) · Senegal: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Senegal spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Cape Verde 0.6%.

Cape Verde: 0.6% (2024) · Senegal: 1.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Cape Verde’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Senegal’s.

Cape Verde: 48% (2025) · Senegal: 36% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Cape Verde spends 4 times as much on health per person as Senegal.

Cape Verde: $290 (2023) · Senegal: $73 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Senegal is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 10.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Senegal: 28.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Cape Verde has 6.7 times as many doctors per person as Senegal.

Cape Verde: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Senegal: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

17% of adults in Cape Verde are obese, versus 10% in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 16.5% (2024) · Senegal: 10.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

10% of adults in Cape Verde smoke, versus 5.4% in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 10.4% (2024) · Senegal: 5.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

Cape Verde: no data · Senegal: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Cape Verde drink 12 times as much alcohol as in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 4.1 litres (2023) · Senegal: 0.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Cape Verde has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Senegal.

Cape Verde: 43.8 kg (2023) · Senegal: 20 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Senegal has 54 kcal more food per person per day than Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 2,794 kcal (2023) · Senegal: 2,848 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Cape Verde: no data · Senegal: 2,335 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Cape Verde went to school 3.2 years longer than in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 6.1 years (2023) · Senegal: 2.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Cape Verde welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Senegal (2019).

Cape Verde: 1.51 (2022) · Senegal: 0.09 (2017)

How many people are online?

75% of people in Cape Verde are online, versus 60% in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 75% (2024) · Senegal: 60% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

98% of people in Cape Verde have electricity, versus 83% in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 98.4% (2024) · Senegal: 82.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

78% of people in Cape Verde live in cities, versus 56% in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 78% (2025) · Senegal: 56% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Senegal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Cape Verde 112.

Cape Verde: 112 (2024) · Senegal: 124 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Cape Verde: no data · Senegal: 906 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Cape Verde fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Senegal.

Cape Verde: 0.14 (2023) · Senegal: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 41% of Senegal, but only 12% of Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 11.6% (2023) · Senegal: 41.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Cape Verde emits 49% more CO₂ than someone in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 1.1 t (2024) · Senegal: 0.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

31% of Cape Verde’s electricity is renewable, versus 20% in Senegal.

Cape Verde: 30.8% (2024) · Senegal: 19.8% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Senegal carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 17 µg/m³ (2024) · Senegal: 36.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Cape Verde: 7 per 100k (2020) · Senegal: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Senegal are 26% deadlier than in Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 16.5 per 100k (2021) · Senegal: 20.8 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Senegal is on average 6.1 °C warmer than Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 23°C (2016–2025 avg) · Senegal: 29.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Senegal gets 3 times as much rain as Cape Verde.

Cape Verde: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Senegal: 518 mm (2016–2025 avg)