Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau: GNI per capita
Cape Verde
527,342 current LCU
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
588,221 current LCU
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
65th
Guinea-Bissau rank
62nd
GNI per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 588,221 current LCU against 527,342 current LCU in Cape Verde, a difference of 60,879 current LCU.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 65th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 62nd of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,723 current LCU | 3,187 current LCU | 32,536 current LCU | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 89,960 current LCU | 162,592 current LCU | 72,632 current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 197,104 current LCU | 242,927 current LCU | 45,824 current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 339,791 current LCU | 377,026 current LCU | 37,235 current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 432,914 current LCU | 544,712 current LCU | 111,798 current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni per capita, Cape Verde or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 588,221 current LCU against 527,342 current LCU in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gni per capita between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
- 60,879 current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for gni per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 65th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 62nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release