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

88,000 FAO, number, with Cape Verde ahead.

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

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 Guinea-Bissau: Non-agricultural population

Cape Verde

425,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Guinea-Bissau

337,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Cape Verde rank

47th

Guinea-Bissau rank

48th

Non-agricultural population over time

Cape Verde
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 425,000 FAO, number against 337,000 FAO, number in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 88,000 FAO, number.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 47th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 48th 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	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1980s	213,200 FAO, number	124,500 FAO, number	88,700 FAO, number	Cape Verde
1990s	284,400 FAO, number	177,200 FAO, number	107,200 FAO, number	Cape Verde
2000s	373,800 FAO, number	257,100 FAO, number	116,700 FAO, number	Cape Verde
2010s	418,667 FAO, number	325,000 FAO, number	93,667 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 Guinea-Bissau?: Cape Verde, at 425,000 FAO, number against 337,000 FAO, number in Guinea-Bissau as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?: 88,000 FAO, number, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Cape Verde ranks 47th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 48th 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.