Cabo Verde vs Micronesia: Population growth
Cabo Verde
0.5%
in 2025
Micronesia
0.5%
in 2025
Cabo Verde rank
140th
Micronesia rank
142nd
Population growth over time
- Cabo Verde
- Micronesia
How they compare
Cabo Verde currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Micronesia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Micronesia ahead.
Cabo Verde ranks 140th and Micronesia ranks 142nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cabo Verde averaged higher in 3 and Micronesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cabo Verde | Micronesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.0% | Cabo Verde |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 2.7% | 1.4% | Micronesia |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | Micronesia |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Cabo Verde |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -0.3% | 1.6% | Cabo Verde |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Micronesia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Micronesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Cabo Verde or Micronesia?
- Cabo Verde, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Micronesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Cabo Verde and Micronesia?
- 0.0%, with Cabo Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Micronesia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cabo Verde and Micronesia rank globally for population growth?
- Cabo Verde ranks 140th and Micronesia ranks 142nd 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.