Cape Verde
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Praia
- Also known as
- Cabo Verde
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 527,326 (2025)
- Total area
- 4,030 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 15.1° N, 23.6° W
Cape Verde at a glance
Cape Verde is a country in Africa. Its capital is Praia. It has no land neighbours.
Flag of Cape Verde
Cape Verde’s flag is drawn in the proportions 10:17 (height to width); no other flag in our quizzes has these proportions.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Micronesia, Somalia, Kosovo and Nauru.
Cape Verde in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 527,326 | 169thof 195 | 52ndof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 4,030 km² | 166thof 194 | 50thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $3.057B | 159thof 182 | 46thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $5,796 | 108thof 182 | 9thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 76.2 years | 78thof 195 | 4thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.51 | 138thof 195 | 53rdof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $290 | 115thof 191 | 9thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 77.6% | 52ndof 195 | 3rdof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 74.7% | 108thof 180 | 7thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 11.6% | 143rdof 191 | 34thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 1.29 t | 119thof 181 | 13thof 53 |
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Cape Verde and its nearest countries
Cape Verde has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 527,326 | 4,030 km² | $5,796 | |
| Senegal | 18,931,966 | 196,710 km² | $1,955 | about 570 km |
| Mauritania | 5,315,065 | 1,030,700 km² | $2,198 | about 660 km |
| Gambia | 2,822,093 | 11,300 km² | $919 | about 700 km |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2,249,515 | 36,130 km² | $1,124 | about 760 km |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Cape Verde · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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