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Cabo Verde vs Seychelles
Side-by-side comparison of Cabo Verde and Seychelles 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
Seychelles
Sub-Saharan Africa · nation age 50 years
In short
Cabo Verde scores 46.9 in the NationsTree Index (100th in the world) and Seychelles scores 44.1 (112th), a gap of 2.8 points. Their trees are 1.5 m and 1.2 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Cabo Verde has 4.3 times the population of Seychelles. Cabo Verde is 8.8 times larger than Seychelles by land area. The economy of Cabo Verde is 46% larger than that of Seychelles (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Cabo Verde 527,326 and Seychelles 122,730 (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $35,854 in Seychelles and $12,165 in Cabo Verde (2025, international dollars). Life expectancy is almost the same: 76.2 and 76.3 years.
Of 29 indicators reported by both countries, Cabo Verde ranks higher in the world on 9 and Seychelles on 20. Cabo Verde is clearly stronger in natural resources and tourism. Seychelles is clearly stronger in infrastructure & digital, economy and trade.
As a nation, Cabo Verde is the older of the two (statehood since 1975, 51 years), compared with Seychelles (since 1976). Over the last five years Cabo Verde improved faster (direction score 94 vs 4 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Cabo Verde and Seychelles.
Cabo Verde
98.4%
140th of 215
Seychellesbetter
100.0%
1st of 215
PhysiciansSociety & health
Cabo Verde
0.73
114th of 174
Seychellesbetter
6.60
3rd of 174
CO₂ emissions per personEnvironment & energy
Cabo Verdebetter
1.29
72nd of 203
Seychelles
7.24
172nd of 203
General government gross debtEconomy
Cabo Verde
115.4%
177th of 189
Seychellesbetter
51.2%
85th of 189
Human Development IndexSociety & health
Cabo Verde
0.668
135th of 193
Seychellesbetter
0.848
54th of 193
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Cabo Verde overtook Seychelles in the NationsTree Index in 2024 and has stayed ahead since.
Seychelles overtook Cabo Verde in life expectancy in 2024, the latest year with data.
Cabo Verde overtook Seychelles in GDP (PPP) in 1999 and has stayed ahead since.
Seychelles has been ahead of Cabo Verde in GDP per person (PPP) in every year since 1990.
Cabo Verde has been ahead of Seychelles 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 VerdeSeychelles 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 | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 4,030171st/216 · 2024 | 457191st/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 4,030169th/216 · 2024 | 457190th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 527,326172nd/217 · 2025 | 122,730188th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.47%140th/217 · 2025 | 1.13%95th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 130.285th/216 · 2024 | 265.548th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 77.6%67th/217 · 2025 | 45.5%160th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 24.7%96th/217 · 2025 | 19.8%126th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 7.2%123rd/217 · 2025 | 8.7%108th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $3.06 bn181st/210 · 2025 | $2.39 bn186th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $6.42 bn171st/199 · 2025 | $4.40 bn179th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $5.48 bn171st/199 · 2025 | $3.76 bn179th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $5,796133rd/210 · 2025 | $19,44979th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $12,165133rd/199 · 2025 | $35,85471st/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $5,590124th/201 · 2025 | $19,20069th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 6.3%32nd/210 · 2025 | 5.8%38th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 2.3%70th/180 · 2025 | 0.3%19th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 11.9%161st/187 · 2025 | — |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 174.7%2008 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 115.4%177th/189 · 2025 | 51.2%85th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | 1.1%28th/192 · 2025 | -1.0%54th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 5.0%107th/197 · 2025 | 2.6%137th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 10.7%181st/200 · 2025 | 14.3%164th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 5.2%151st/192 · 2025 | 5.4%147th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 67.9%43rd/200 · 2025 | 67.9%42nd/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $1.28 bn157th/182 · 2025 | $1.90 bn150th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $1.63 bn162nd/182 · 2025 | $2.21 bn157th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 42.0%72nd/183 · 2025 | 79.6%17th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 53.4%71st/183 · 2025 | 92.7%13th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 95.3%69th/183 · 2025 | 172.3%12th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%165th/170 · 2023 | 0.0%165th/170 · 2024 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 13.6%124th/171 · 2024 | 0.3%169th/171 · 2024 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 86.4%9th/171 · 2024 | 85.9%10th/171 · 2024 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%171st/171 · 2023 | 13.7%35th/171 · 2024 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 1.2%146th/168 · 2023 | 0.1%161st/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 3.4%48th/191 · 2025 | -7.7%162nd/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 5.0%41st/196 · 2025 | 10.0%20th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 17.7%29th/209 · 2021 | 0.1%153rd/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 | 0.12%109th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 18.0%60th/206 · 2024 | 0.3%200th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 577152nd/183 · 2022 | — |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 180,000154th/194 · 2020 | 124,500161st/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $169.0 m133rd/175 · 2020 | $228.0 m120th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 39.9%20th/168 · 2020 | 18.4%36th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | — | 19,000103rd/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 76.298th/217 · 2024 | 76.397th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 11.180th/196 · 2024 | 14.096th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.73114th/174 · 2023 | 6.603rd/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.283rd/145 · 2022 | 2.668th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 93%81st/193 · 2024 | 94%66th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 33.7%128th/153 · 2024 | 79.6%72nd/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 96.4%75th/173 · 2022 | 70.8%138th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 29.7%2007 | — |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 10.5%127th/217 · 2025 | 12.2%116th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 5.8%108th/193 · 2023 | 4.5%140th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 88.5%55th/98 · 2024 | 93.9%2010 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 24.3%2018 | 14.5%131st/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.668135th/193 · 2023 | 0.84854th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 42.42015 | 32.12018 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 14.6%2015 | 0.7%2018 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 98.4%140th/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 64.7%97th/150 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 74.7%113th/186 · 2024 | 87.8%70th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 112117th/210 · 2024 | 12675th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 8.3123rd/208 · 2024 | 31.654th/208 · 2024 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 71,784140th/161 · 2023 | 236,917127th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 1.2972nd/203 · 2024 | 7.24172nd/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 21.8%100th/212 · 2022 | 1.9%181st/212 · 2022 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 20.2119th/200 · 2023 | 9.341st/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 12.5%152nd/214 · 2024 | 58.5%35th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 2082007 | 2,4112007 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 62.863rd/205 · 2025 | 68.053rd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 66.341st/207 · 2025 | 72.827th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 66.173rd/207 · 2025 | 68.262nd/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 80.752nd/207 · 2025 | 86.130th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 55.693rd/205 · 2025 | 60.971st/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 73.947th/205 · 2025 | 70.258th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 7.0109th/145 · 2020 | 8.0112th/145 · 2022 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $20.1 m152nd/156 · 2025 | $28.4 m149th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.7%136th/156 · 2025 | 1.2%103rd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 2.3%137th/154 · 2025 | 3.4%123rd/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 1,000161st/170 · 2020 | 0166th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.51%114th/168 · 2020 | — |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 3.0 m2019 | 19.0 m91st/163 · 2021 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 1.0 m1995 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.07%2011 | 0.20%2016 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 1126th/137 · 2024 | 1126th/137 · 2023 |
| Scientific articles articles | 18174th/197 · 2023 | 15178th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Cabo Verde or Seychelles?
Cabo Verde has the larger population: 527,326 (2025) compared with 122,730 for Seychelles (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Cabo Verde or Seychelles?
Cabo Verde is larger: 4,030 km² (2024) compared with 457 km² for Seychelles (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Cabo Verde or Seychelles?
Cabo Verde has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $6.42 bn intl. (2025) compared with $4.40 bn intl. for Seychelles (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Cabo Verde or Seychelles?
Seychelles has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $35,854 intl. (2025) compared with $12,165 intl. for Cabo Verde (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Cabo Verde or Seychelles?
Seychelles has the higher life expectancy at birth: 76.3 years (2024) compared with 76.2 years for Cabo Verde (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Cabo Verde or Seychelles?
Seychelles spends more on the military: $28.4 m (2025) compared with $20.1 m for Cabo Verde (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Cabo Verde or Seychelles?
Cabo Verde: 46.9 points (100th in the world); Seychelles: 44.1 points (112th). 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 Seychelles — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/cabo-verde-vs-seychelles. Data as of 26 October 2026.