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

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.

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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.