Bahamas vs Cape Verde
Cape Verde has 1.3× the population of Bahamas: 527,326 vs 403,033, a gap of 124,293. Both are growing at almost the same pace (+0.44% vs +0.47% a year). At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Bahamas is the older society: 12.1% aged 65+ against 7.2% in Cape Verde, while Cape Verde has more children (24.7% under 15 vs 17.5%). Cape Verde is 3.2× as densely populated (129.6 vs 39.9 people per km²). People in Cape Verde live 1.5 years longer on average (76.2 vs 74.7). GDP per capita is 6.8× higher in Bahamas ($39,455 vs $5,796).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Bahamas) and 2025 (Cape Verde); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Bahamas vs Cape Verde — side by side
 Bahamas |  Cape Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 403,0332025 | 527,3262025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.44%2025 | +0.47%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 10.82024 | 12.22024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 8.82024 | 5.12024 |
| Children per woman | 1.372024 | 1.512024 |
| Life expectancy | 74.7 yrs2024 | 76.2 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.5%2025 | 24.7%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 12.1%2025 | 7.2%2025 |
| Density | 39.9 /km²2023 | 129.6 /km²2023 |
| Area | 10,100 km²2023 | 4,030 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 81.3%2025 | 77.6%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +9352025 | -1,2842025 |
| GDP per capita | $39,4552024 | $5,7962025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #175 | #172 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.01% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Bahamas: 3.5× from 1960 to 2025; Cape Verde: 2.5× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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