World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cape Verde fits inside the median country 28 times.
Cape Verde: 4,030 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Cape Verde’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as the median country’s.
Cape Verde: 965 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Cape Verde’s highest peak towers 494 m above the median country’s.
Cape Verde: 2,829 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 14 times as many people as Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 527,326 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cape Verde is 33% more densely populated than the median country.
Cape Verde: 131 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Cape Verde are 2.8 cm taller than in the median country.
Cape Verde: 176.3 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Cape Verde are 2.5 cm taller than in the median country.
Cape Verde: 163.1 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 3.3 years older than in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 27.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.4 more children on average than in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 1.51 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 7.2% in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 7.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cape Verde: no data · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Cape Verde and the median country are practically level.
Cape Verde: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 15 times the size of Cape Verde’s.
Cape Verde: $3.06 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 73% more per person than Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: Int$12,165 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Cape Verde than in the median country (Gini 8 points higher).
Cape Verde: 42.4 (2015) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Cape Verde, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Cape Verde: 11.9% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Cape Verde 0.6%.
Cape Verde: 0.6% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Cape Verde’s price level (US = 100) is 1× the median country’s.
Cape Verde: 48% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 62% more on health per person than Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: $290 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Cape Verde live 1.6 years longer than in the median country.
Cape Verde: 76.2 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 19% more likely to die before turning one than in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 10.6 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 17% in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 16.5% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 10% in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 10.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Cape Verde: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 7% more alcohol than in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 4.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 28% more meat per person than Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 43.8 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 144 kcal more food per person per day than Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 2,794 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Cape Verde: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 3.8 years longer than in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 6.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Cape Verde welcomed 4.4 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Cape Verde: 1.51 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 75% in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 75% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 98% in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 98.4% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
78% of people in Cape Verde live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Cape Verde: 78% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Cape Verde 112.
Cape Verde: 112 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Cape Verde: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 75% more passengers per resident than those from Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 0.14 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 12% of Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 11.6% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 1.1 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Cape Verde and the median country are practically level.
Cape Verde: 30.8% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Cape Verde carries 2% more fine dust than in the median country.
Cape Verde: 17 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.1 times as likely to be murdered in Cape Verde as in the median country.
Cape Verde: 7 per 100k (2020) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Cape Verde are 34% deadlier than in the median country.
Cape Verde: 16.5 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Cape Verde and the median country are practically level.
Cape Verde: 23°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 5.9 times as much rain as Cape Verde.
Cape Verde: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Cape Verde bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Cape Verde fits inside the median country 28 times.
Which has more people, Cape Verde or the median country?
The median country has 14 times as many people as Cape Verde (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cape Verde or the median country?
People in Cape Verde live 1.6 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 76.2 years in Cape Verde and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Cape Verde or the median country?
Men in Cape Verde are 2.8 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).