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

25,000 FAO, number, with Gambia ahead.

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

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 Gambia: Non-agricultural population

Cape Verde

425,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Gambia

450,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Cape Verde rank

47th

Gambia rank

46th

Non-agricultural population over time

Cape Verde
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 450,000 FAO, number against 425,000 FAO, number in Cape Verde, a difference of 25,000 FAO, number.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 47th and Gambia ranks 46th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	213,200 FAO, number	127,400 FAO, number	85,800 FAO, number	Cape Verde
1990s	284,400 FAO, number	215,700 FAO, number	68,700 FAO, number	Cape Verde
2000s	373,800 FAO, number	331,900 FAO, number	41,900 FAO, number	Cape Verde
2010s	418,667 FAO, number	432,333 FAO, number	13,667 FAO, number	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Cape Verde or Gambia?: Gambia, at 450,000 FAO, number against 425,000 FAO, number in Cape Verde as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Cape Verde and Gambia?: 25,000 FAO, number, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Cape Verde ranks 47th and Gambia ranks 46th 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.