Cape Verde vs Congo: Long term urban population region
Cape Verde
69.99
in 2025
Congo
69.66
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
88th
Congo rank
89th
Long term urban population region over time
- Cape Verde
- Congo
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 69.99 against 69.66 in Congo, a difference of 0.33.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 88th and Congo ranks 89th of 202 countries.
Across the 34 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 10 and Congo in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 0.3885 | 0.3333 | 0.0551 | Cape Verde |
| 1700s | 1.17 | 1 | 0.1654 | Cape Verde |
| 1710s | 1.31 | 0.9874 | 0.3256 | Cape Verde |
| 1720s | 1.44 | 1.13 | 0.3096 | Cape Verde |
| 1730s | 1.57 | 1.29 | 0.2854 | Cape Verde |
| 1740s | 1.72 | 1.47 | 0.2511 | Cape Verde |
| 1750s | 1.89 | 1.68 | 0.2049 | Cape Verde |
| 1760s | 2.07 | 1.93 | 0.1442 | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 2.27 | 2.2 | 0.0662 | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 2.48 | 2.51 | 0.0322 | Congo |
| 1790s | 2.72 | 2.87 | 0.155 | Congo |
| 1800s | 2.98 | 3.28 | 0.3066 | Congo |
| 1810s | 3.26 | 3.75 | 0.4922 | Congo |
| 1820s | 3.57 | 4.29 | 0.7178 | Congo |
| 1830s | 3.91 | 4.9 | 0.9904 | Congo |
| 1840s | 4.28 | 5.6 | 1.32 | Congo |
| 1850s | 4.69 | 6.4 | 1.71 | Congo |
| 1860s | 5.14 | 7.32 | 2.18 | Congo |
| 1870s | 5.63 | 8.36 | 2.73 | Congo |
| 1880s | 6.16 | 9.56 | 3.39 | Congo |
| 1890s | 6.75 | 10.92 | 4.17 | Congo |
| 1900s | 7.39 | 12.48 | 5.09 | Congo |
| 1910s | 8.1 | 14.27 | 6.17 | Congo |
| 1920s | 8.87 | 16.3 | 7.43 | Congo |
| 1930s | 9.71 | 18.63 | 8.92 | Congo |
| 1940s | 10.64 | 21.3 | 10.66 | Congo |
| 1950s | 13.24 | 27.17 | 13.93 | Congo |
| 1960s | 17.69 | 34.07 | 16.38 | Congo |
| 1970s | 19.85 | 42.58 | 22.73 | Congo |
| 1980s | 30.81 | 52.17 | 21.36 | Congo |
| 1990s | 48.78 | 56.71 | 7.93 | Congo |
| 2000s | 56.99 | 59 | 2.01 | Congo |
| 2010s | 63.95 | 64.53 | 0.581 | Congo |
| 2020s | 68.72 | 68.57 | 0.149 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Cape Verde or Congo?
- Cape Verde, at 69.99 against 69.66 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Cape Verde and Congo?
- 0.33, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Congo?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Congo rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Cape Verde ranks 88th and Congo ranks 89th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.