Belize vs Cabo Verde

Belize and Cabo Verde compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Cabo Verde has about 1.2 times as many people as Belize: 527,326 against 422,924 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Belize ($7,865) is 36% higher than in Cabo Verde ($5,796) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Cabo Verde (6.3%) than in Belize (2.7%), a difference of 3.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Cabo Verde (2.3%) than in Belize (1.1%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Cabo Verde (11.9%) than in Belize (8.9%), a difference of 3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Cabo Verde can expect to live 2.5 years longer than one born in Belize: 76.2 years against 73.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Cabo Verde is older: half of its people are over 27.9 years, against 25.9 years in Belize in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Belize (80%) than in Cabo Verde (74.7%), a difference of 5.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Cabo Verde (1.3 tonnes) are 40% higher than in Belize (0.93 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Belize (58%) than in Cabo Verde (12.5%), a difference of 45.5 percentage points in 2024.