Cape Verde vs Fiji: Population growth
Cape Verde
0.5%
in 2025
Fiji
0.5%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
140th
Fiji rank
139th
Population growth over time
- Cape Verde
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Fiji ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 140th and Fiji ranks 139th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Fiji in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Cape Verde or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Cape Verde and Fiji?
- 0.0%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Fiji?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Fiji rank globally for population growth?
- Cape Verde ranks 140th and Fiji ranks 139th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.