What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?

153,000 FAO, number, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: Non-agricultural population

Cape Verde

425,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Equatorial Guinea

272,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Cape Verde rank

47th

Equatorial Guinea rank

49th

Non-agricultural population over time

Cape Verde
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 425,000 FAO, number against 272,000 FAO, number in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 153,000 FAO, number.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.6 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 47th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th of 53 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	213,200 FAO, number	72,100 FAO, number	141,100 FAO, number	Cape Verde
1990s	284,400 FAO, number	123,600 FAO, number	160,800 FAO, number	Cape Verde
2000s	373,800 FAO, number	197,300 FAO, number	176,500 FAO, number	Cape Verde
2010s	418,667 FAO, number	261,000 FAO, number	157,667 FAO, number	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?: Cape Verde, at 425,000 FAO, number against 272,000 FAO, number in Equatorial Guinea as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?: 153,000 FAO, number, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Cape Verde ranks 47th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Non-agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.