CVE
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INR
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Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Cabo Verde
4,033 km²
0.1% of largest
India is 815.09× larger than Cabo Verde
Population
India
LARGEST
1.43B
PEOPLE
Cabo Verde
0.0% OF LARGEST
527.33K
PEOPLE
India has 2703.83× the population of Cabo Verde
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.73T
Cabo Verde
0.1% OF LARGEST
$3.06B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Cabo Verde
0.1% OF LARGEST
1.2K
TROOPS
India has 1204.17× the active personnel of Cabo Verde
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Cabo Verde
0.2% OF LARGEST
5
AIRCRAFT
India has 436.40× the aircraft of Cabo Verde
Naval Assets
India
Cabo Verde
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Cabo Verde
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Cabo Verde
$0B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Cabo Verde
—
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
Cabo Verde
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Trade Balance
N/A
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Cabo Verde
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Cabo Verde
Beer
litres / person / yr
India
supply
Cabo Verde
Wine
litres / person / yr
India
consumption
Cabo Verde
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
India
consumption
Cabo Verde
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
India
Cabo Verde
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Cabo Verde
No Olympic medal data
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
Cabo Verde
India
Age Demographics
Median Age
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Cabo Verde
26.8
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
India is 1.4 years older (median) than Cabo Verde
Youth Population
Cabo Verde has the highest youth population at 54.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
Cabo Verde has the highest elderly population at 10.7% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
Cabo Verde
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations | — |
62
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| Tourist Arrivals per year | — |
17.9M
|
| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
0
|
10
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
1
|
43
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
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Cabo Verde
|
India
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|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
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| Rent Index |
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| Groceries Index |
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| Restaurant Price Index |
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| Local Purchasing Power |
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| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $7 | $3 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $25 | $15 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $350 | $250 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $200 | $150 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $90 | $35 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $40 | $12 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $20 | $15 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
Cabo Verde
India
Physicians per 1,000
Cabo Verde
India
Hospital beds per 1,000
Cabo Verde
India
Diabetes prevalence
India
Cabo Verde
Obesity prevalence
Cabo Verde
India
Suicide rate per 100k
Cabo Verde
India
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for Cabo Verde vs India — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | Cabo Verde | India |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 527326 | 1425800000 |
| Area (sq km) | 4033 | 3287263 |
| Capital | Praia | New Delhi |
| Official Language | Portuguese | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages |
| Currency | Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Government Type | Unitary semi-presidential republic | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | Cabo Verde | India |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 1,200 | 1,445,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 400 | 1,155,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 1,600 | 2,610,550 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $12,000,000 | $81,400,000,000 |
| Tanks | 0 | 4,614 |
| Armored Vehicles | 10 | 12,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 0 | 100 |
| Towed Artillery | 6 | 4,175 |
| Rocket Projectors | 0 | 266 |
Economy
| Metric | Cabo Verde | India |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $3,056,630,435 | $3,730,000,000,000 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $5,797 | $2,616 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 11.9% | 4.2% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 42.4 | 25.5 |
| Currency | Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 815.1 times larger in area than Cabo Verde.
That's a massive difference!
India has 2703.8 times more people than Cabo Verde.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
Cabo Verde has the highest GDP per capita at $5,796.5 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.73 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
Cabo Verde vs India: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $3.7T is 1220.3x larger than Cabo Verde's $3B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.4B is 2703.8x larger than Cabo Verde's 527,326.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 815.1x larger than Cabo Verde.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Cabo Verde's 1.2Thousand.
Life Expectancy: Cabo Verde leads with a life expectancy of 76 years vs India's 72.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated July 2026.
Sources & methodology