Bahamas vs Cape Verde: Population
Bahamas
399,452 people
in 2023
Cape Verde
522,335 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
177th
Cape Verde rank
174th
Population over time
- Bahamas
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 522,335 people against 399,452 people in Bahamas, a difference of 122,883 people.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
Across all 235 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 177th and Cape Verde ranks 174th of 238 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 34 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 4,620 people | 10,000 people | 5,380 people | Cape Verde |
| 1700s | 5,040 people | 20,000 people | 14,960 people | Cape Verde |
| 1710s | 5,535 people | 26,078 people | 20,543 people | Cape Verde |
| 1720s | 6,077 people | 28,252 people | 22,175 people | Cape Verde |
| 1730s | 6,673 people | 30,606 people | 23,933 people | Cape Verde |
| 1740s | 7,327 people | 33,157 people | 25,830 people | Cape Verde |
| 1750s | 8,046 people | 35,920 people | 27,874 people | Cape Verde |
| 1760s | 8,835 people | 38,913 people | 30,078 people | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 9,701 people | 42,156 people | 32,455 people | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 10,652 people | 45,669 people | 35,017 people | Cape Verde |
| 1790s | 11,696 people | 49,475 people | 37,779 people | Cape Verde |
| 1800s | 27,350 people | 55,716 people | 28,366 people | Cape Verde |
| 1810s | 27,350 people | 55,728 people | 28,377 people | Cape Verde |
| 1820s | 27,448 people | 58,505 people | 31,057 people | Cape Verde |
| 1830s | 27,662 people | 64,963 people | 37,301 people | Cape Verde |
| 1840s | 27,892 people | 72,192 people | 44,300 people | Cape Verde |
| 1850s | 31,351 people | 81,461 people | 50,110 people | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 37,753 people | 93,520 people | 55,766 people | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 43,126 people | 107,254 people | 64,127 people | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 48,762 people | 122,886 people | 74,124 people | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 54,928 people | 140,670 people | 85,741 people | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 60,513 people | 160,810 people | 100,297 people | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 61,252 people | 165,288 people | 104,036 people | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 63,290 people | 166,180 people | 102,891 people | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 72,062 people | 197,917 people | 125,854 people | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 78,510 people | 202,054 people | 123,544 people | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 94,332 people | 195,000 people | 100,668 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 145,691 people | 242,215 people | 96,524 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 207,368 people | 304,561 people | 97,193 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 251,369 people | 345,123 people | 93,753 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 298,417 people | 412,850 people | 114,433 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 342,531 people | 481,301 people | 138,770 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 382,728 people | 512,317 people | 129,590 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 397,312 people | 518,356 people | 121,044 people | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Bahamas or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 522,335 people against 399,452 people in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Bahamas and Cape Verde?
- 122,883 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Cape Verde?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Cape Verde rank globally for population?
- Bahamas ranks 177th and Cape Verde ranks 174th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.