Bhutan vs Cabo Verde

Bhutan 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.

• Bhutan has about 1.5 times as many people as Cabo Verde: 796,682 against 527,326 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Cabo Verde ($5,796) is 29% higher than in Bhutan ($4,493) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Bhutan (8%) than in Cabo Verde (6.3%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bhutan (3.6%) than in Cabo Verde (2.3%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Cabo Verde (11.9%) than in Bhutan (3.2%), a difference of 8.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Cabo Verde can expect to live 2.9 years longer than one born in Bhutan: 76.2 years against 73.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Bhutan is older: half of its people are over 29.4 years, against 27.9 years in Cabo Verde in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Bhutan (91.3%) than in Cabo Verde (74.7%), a difference of 16.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Bhutan (2 tonnes) are 54% higher than in Cabo Verde (1.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bhutan (70.4%) than in Cabo Verde (12.5%), a difference of 57.9 percentage points in 2024.