Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau: Net migration metrics

Cape Verde
-1,226
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
-1,400
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
139th
Guinea-Bissau rank
142nd

Net migration metrics over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Guinea-Bissau
-20.0k020.0k40.0k195019862023

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports -1,226 against -1,400 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 174.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 139th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s -2,893 -6,488 3,595 Cape Verde
1960s 746.5 -8,315 9,062 Cape Verde
1970s -5,581 12,196 17,776 Guinea-Bissau
1980s -6,026 -8,541 2,514 Cape Verde
1990s -3,158 -2,303 854.8 Guinea-Bissau
2000s -2,628 -4,817 2,189 Cape Verde
2010s -5,873 -1,522 4,351 Guinea-Bissau
2020s -1,460 -1,397 63 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration metrics, Cape Verde or Guinea-Bissau?
Cape Verde, at -1,226 against -1,400 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in net migration metrics between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
174, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for net migration metrics?
Cape Verde ranks 139th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Net migration metrics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net migration metrics
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed