Cape Verde vs Maldives: Has the population peaked?

Cape Verde
522,335 people
in 2023
Maldives
526,009 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
174th
Maldives rank
173rd

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 526,009 people against 522,335 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 3,674 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 173rd of 236 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Maldives Difference Ahead
1950s 195,000 people 81,199 people 113,801 people Cape Verde
1960s 242,215 people 104,025 people 138,190 people Cape Verde
1970s 304,561 people 141,443 people 163,118 people Cape Verde
1980s 345,123 people 189,182 people 155,941 people Cape Verde
1990s 412,850 people 252,775 people 160,075 people Cape Verde
2000s 481,301 people 308,759 people 172,542 people Cape Verde
2010s 512,317 people 422,563 people 89,754 people Cape Verde
2020s 518,356 people 517,104 people 1,252 people Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Cape Verde or Maldives?
Maldives, at 526,009 people against 522,335 people in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Cape Verde and Maldives?
3,674 people, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Maldives?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Maldives rank globally for has the population peaked??
Cape Verde ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 173rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.