Cape Verde vs Jamaica: GDP per capita
Cape Verde
9,509 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Jamaica
9,455 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
127th
Jamaica rank
128th
GDP per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 9,509 international-$ in 2021 prices against 9,455 international-$ in 2021 prices in Jamaica, a difference of 54 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 127th and Jamaica ranks 128th of 184 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,302 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,742 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,440 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1,701 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,792 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,091 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2,100 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,297 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,198 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2,880 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,321 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,441 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5,447 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,527 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,081 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 8,501 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,127 international-$ in 2021 prices | 625.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 8,606 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,232 international-$ in 2021 prices | 625.82 international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Cape Verde or Jamaica?
- Cape Verde, at 9,509 international-$ in 2021 prices against 9,455 international-$ in 2021 prices in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 54 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 127th and Jamaica ranks 128th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.