Cape Verde vs Cook Islands: Birth rate
Cape Verde
12.33 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cook Islands
12.48 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
129th
Cook Islands rank
126th
Birth rate over time
- Cape Verde
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 12.48 births per 1,000 people against 12.33 births per 1,000 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.15 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 129th and Cook Islands ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and Cook Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.78 births per 1,000 people | 45.64 births per 1,000 people | 1.14 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 44.08 births per 1,000 people | 43.2 births per 1,000 people | 0.8816 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 42.88 births per 1,000 people | 31.48 births per 1,000 people | 11.4 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 41.99 births per 1,000 people | 28.4 births per 1,000 people | 13.58 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 34.94 births per 1,000 people | 28.86 births per 1,000 people | 6.08 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 23.34 births per 1,000 people | 20.32 births per 1,000 people | 3.01 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 17.79 births per 1,000 people | 16.43 births per 1,000 people | 1.36 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 12.62 births per 1,000 people | 13.65 births per 1,000 people | 1.03 births per 1,000 people | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Cape Verde or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 12.48 births per 1,000 people against 12.33 births per 1,000 people in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Cape Verde and Cook Islands?
- 0.15 births per 1,000 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Cook Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Cook Islands rank globally for birth rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th and Cook Islands ranks 126th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.