This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Cape Verde and France. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
General information
| Cape Verde | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Western Africa | Western Europe |
| Area: | 4,030 km² | 549,087 km² |
| National language: | Portuguese | French |
| Government form: | Parliamentary republic | Semi-presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 1975 AD | 843 AD |
| Capital: | Praia | Paris |
Population
Details for Cape Verde and France| Cape Verde | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 587,925 | 67,750,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 145.9 | 123.4 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 70 years | Ø 79 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 79 years | Ø 85 years |
| Average age: | Ø 26.8 years | Ø 41.7 years |
| Birth rate: | 17.16 ‰ | 10.90 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 5.69 ‰ | 9.90 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | -0.57 ‰ | 1.06 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Cape Verde | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 67 | 74 |
| Civil rights: | 55 | 85 |
| Health: | 55 | 92 |
| Climate: | 78 | 41 |
| Cost of Living: | 58 | 30 |
| Popularity: | 30 | 71 |
Economy
Details for Cape Verde and France| Cape Verde | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Cape Verdean escudo (1 CVE = 100 Centavos) | euro (1 EUR =100 Cent) |
| Unemployment rate: | 13.9 % | 7.9 % |
| Inflation rate: | 1.86 % | 1.64 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 48.43 % | 96.23 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 37.50 % | 60.70 % |
| Average income: | 3,190 US$ | 44,160 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 79 (very bad) | 28 (good) |
| CPV: total | per 1000 inh. | FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 1,936 M US$ | 3.29 M US$ | 2,957,880 M US$ | 43.66 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 1,874 M US$ | 3.19 M US$ | 2,991,553 M US$ | 44.16 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 460 M US$ | 0.78 M US$ | 920,864 M US$ | 13.59 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 1,117 M US$ | 1.90 M US$ | 957,717 M US$ | 14.14 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Cape Verde and France| CPV: total | per 1000 inh. | FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 1,350 km | 2.30 km | 1,053,215 km | 15.55 km |
| Harbours: | 46 | 0.0782 | 548 | 0.0081 |
| Passenger airports: | 6 | 0.0102 | 61 | 0.0009 |
Energy balance
Details for Cape Verde and France| CPV: total | per 1000 inh. | FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 367.40 m kWh | 624,909.64 kWh | 450.80 bn kWh | 6.65 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 395.00 m kWh | 671,854.40 kWh | 529.10 bn kWh | 7.81 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 61.41 bn kWh | 906,425.59 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 19.90 bn kWh | 293,728.53 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 650,000.00 t | 1,105.58 t | 300.52 m t | 4,435.74 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Cape Verde and France| Cape Verde | France | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +238 | +33 |
| Internet domain: | .cv | .fr |
| CPV total | CPV per 1000 inh. | FRA total | FRA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 53,586 | 91 | 37,759,000 | 557 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 590,171 | 1004 | 72,751,000 | 1074 |
| Internet server: | 38 | 0 | 17,266,000 | 255 |
| Internet users: | 379,212 | 645 | 58,329,375 | 861 |
| Broadband Internet: | 30,532 | 52 | 30,627,000 | 452 |
Healthcare system
Details for Cape Verde and France| Cape Verde | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 2.10 | 5.91 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 0.77 | 3.23 |
| Diabetes: | 2.4 % | 4.8 % |
| HIV: | 0.39 % | 0.17 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.35 ‰ | 0.08 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 91.0 % | 37.0 % |
| Smokers: | 11.4 % | 33.4 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Cape Verde and France
| Cape Verde | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 27.1 °C | 16.9 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 21.5 °C | 7.9 °C |
| Water temperature: | 23.9 °C | 15.4 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 70 % | 78 % |
| Rain days: | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 7.5 | 5.5 |
Native languages
| Cape Verde | France | |
|---|---|---|
| French: | n/a | 93.6 % |
| Crioulo: | 90.0 % | n/a |
| Portuguese: | 10.0 % | 1.2 % |
| Arabic: | n/a | 2.5 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Turkish: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| other: | 0.0 % | 1.5 % |
Religions
| Cape Verde | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 85.3 % | 64.0 % |
| Nondenominational: | 10.8 % | 24.0 % |
| Islam: | 1.8 % | 8.0 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| other: | 2.1 % | 2.7 % |