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Cabo Verde vs Comoros
Side-by-side comparison of Cabo Verde and Comoros from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Cabo Verde
Sub-Saharan Africa · nation age 51 years
In short
Cabo Verde scores 46.9 in the NationsTree Index (100th in the world) and Comoros scores 27.0 (168th), a gap of 19.9 points. Their trees are 1.5 m and 1.0 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Comoros has 67% more people than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde is 2.2 times larger than Comoros by land area. The economy of Cabo Verde is 71% larger than that of Comoros (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Cabo Verde 527,326 and Comoros 882,847 (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $12,165 in Cabo Verde and $4,238 in Comoros (2025, international dollars). People in Cabo Verde live on average 9.2 years longer (76.2 vs 67.0 years).
Of 30 indicators reported by both countries, Cabo Verde ranks higher in the world on 23 and Comoros on 7. Cabo Verde is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, society & health and trade. Comoros is clearly stronger in environment & energy.
Over the last five years Cabo Verde improved faster (direction score 94 vs 53 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Cabo Verde and Comoros.
Cabo Verde
115.4%
177th of 189
Comorosbetter
30.5%
36th of 189
Government effectivenessInstitutions & safety
Cabo Verdebetter
62.8
63rd of 205
Comoros
28.9
183rd of 205
Control of corruptionInstitutions & safety
Cabo Verdebetter
66.3
41st of 207
Comoros
30.3
160th of 207
UnemploymentEconomy
Cabo Verde
11.9%
161st of 187
Comorosbetter
3.8%
66th of 187
Secondary enrolmentSociety & health
Cabo Verdebetter
96.4%
75th of 173
Comoros
54.8%
151st of 173
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Cabo Verde overtook Comoros in GDP (PPP) in 1996 and has stayed ahead since.
Cabo Verde overtook Comoros in GDP per person (PPP) in 1995 and has stayed ahead since.
Cabo Verde has been ahead of Comoros in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1997.
Cabo Verde has been ahead of Comoros in life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Comoros has been ahead of Cabo Verde in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
Cabo VerdeComoros All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Cabo Verde | Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 4,030171st/216 · 2024 | 1,870176th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 4,030169th/216 · 2024 | 1,870174th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 527,326172nd/217 · 2025 | 882,847162nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.47%140th/217 · 2025 | 1.85%56th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 130.285th/216 · 2024 | 463.526th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 77.6%67th/217 · 2025 | 33.9%186th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 24.7%96th/217 · 2025 | 36.9%43rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 7.2%123rd/217 · 2025 | 4.5%157th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $3.06 bn181st/210 · 2025 | $1.81 bn191st/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $6.42 bn171st/199 · 2025 | $3.74 bn180th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $5.48 bn171st/199 · 2025 | $3.20 bn180th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $5,796133rd/210 · 2025 | $2,056175th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $12,165133rd/199 · 2025 | $4,238174th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $5,590124th/201 · 2025 | $1,950167th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 6.3%32nd/210 · 2025 | 3.8%88th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 2.3%70th/180 · 2025 | 3.2%93rd/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 11.9%161st/187 · 2025 | 3.8%66th/187 · 2025 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 115.4%177th/189 · 2025 | 30.5%36th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | 1.1%28th/192 · 2025 | -1.3%59th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 5.0%107th/197 · 2025 | 36.6%4th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 10.7%181st/200 · 2025 | 9.9%186th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 5.2%151st/192 · 2025 | 7.2%131st/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 67.9%43rd/200 · 2025 | 48.8%152nd/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $1.28 bn157th/182 · 2025 | $168.7 m175th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $1.63 bn162nd/182 · 2025 | $573.3 m174th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 42.0%72nd/183 · 2025 | 9.3%177th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 53.4%71st/183 · 2025 | 31.6%128th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 95.3%69th/183 · 2025 | 40.9%159th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%165th/170 · 2023 | 0.0%155th/170 · 2023 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 13.6%124th/171 · 2024 | 10.2%132nd/171 · 2023 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 86.4%9th/171 · 2024 | 88.5%8th/171 · 2023 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%171st/171 · 2023 | 1.2%128th/171 · 2023 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 1.2%146th/168 · 2023 | 3.1%116th/168 · 2023 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 3.4%48th/191 · 2025 | -0.5%80th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 5.0%41st/196 · 2025 | 0.5%156th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 17.7%29th/209 · 2021 | 1.6%104th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 17.18%1st/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.48%71st/209 · 2021 | 1.63%42nd/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 18.0%60th/206 · 2024 | 29.6%30th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 577152nd/183 · 2022 | 1,439113th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 180,000154th/194 · 2020 | 7,000190th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $169.0 m133rd/175 · 2020 | $18.5 m167th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 39.9%20th/168 · 2020 | 26.8%29th/168 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 76.298th/217 · 2024 | 67.0179th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 11.180th/196 · 2024 | 39.0155th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.73114th/174 · 2023 | 0.42128th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.283rd/145 · 2022 | 2.22010 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 93%81st/193 · 2024 | 75%157th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 33.7%128th/153 · 2024 | 31.6%131st/153 · 2022 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 96.4%75th/173 · 2022 | 54.8%151st/173 · 2022 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 29.7%2007 | 7.7%54th/55 · 2020 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 10.5%127th/217 · 2025 | 7.6%150th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 5.8%108th/193 · 2023 | 6.6%95th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 88.5%55th/98 · 2024 | 75.6%73rd/98 · 2021 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 24.3%2018 | 18.8%2017 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.668135th/193 · 2023 | 0.603152nd/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 42.42015 | 30.326th/108 · 2024 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 14.6%2015 | 5.1%75th/108 · 2024 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 98.4%140th/215 · 2024 | 91.7%159th/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | — | 49.4%85th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 74.7%113th/186 · 2024 | 32.5%165th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 112117th/210 · 2024 | 110119th/210 · 2023 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 8.3123rd/208 · 2024 | 0.4180th/208 · 2023 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | — | 2.25128th/164 · 2018 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 71,784140th/161 · 2023 | 27,3001996 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 1.2972nd/203 · 2024 | 0.5142nd/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 21.8%100th/212 · 2022 | 39.3%62nd/212 · 2022 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 20.2119th/200 · 2023 | 10.247th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 12.5%152nd/214 · 2024 | 17.8%137th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 2082007 | 662007 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 62.863rd/205 · 2025 | 28.9183rd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 66.341st/207 · 2025 | 30.3160th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 66.173rd/207 · 2025 | 42.9162nd/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 80.752nd/207 · 2025 | 61.6134th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 55.693rd/205 · 2025 | 35.8181st/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 73.947th/205 · 2025 | 37.9156th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 7.0109th/145 · 2020 | — |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $20.1 m152nd/156 · 2025 | — |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.7%136th/156 · 2025 | — |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 2.3%137th/154 · 2025 | — |
| Armed forces personnel people | 1,000161st/170 · 2020 | — |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.51%114th/168 · 2020 | — |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 3.0 m2019 | 0158th/163 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.07%2011 | — |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 1126th/137 · 2024 | — |
| Scientific articles articles | 18174th/197 · 2023 | 8185th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Cabo Verde or Comoros?
Comoros has the larger population: 882,847 (2025) compared with 527,326 for Cabo Verde (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Cabo Verde or Comoros?
Cabo Verde is larger: 4,030 km² (2024) compared with 1,870 km² for Comoros (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Cabo Verde or Comoros?
Cabo Verde has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $6.42 bn intl. (2025) compared with $3.74 bn intl. for Comoros (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Cabo Verde or Comoros?
Cabo Verde has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $12,165 intl. (2025) compared with $4,238 intl. for Comoros (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Cabo Verde or Comoros?
Cabo Verde has the higher life expectancy at birth: 76.2 years (2024) compared with 67.0 years for Comoros (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Cabo Verde or Comoros?
Cabo Verde: 46.9 points (100th in the world); Comoros: 27.0 points (168th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Cabo Verde vs Comoros — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/cabo-verde-vs-comoros. Data as of 26 October 2026.