Which has higher number of deaths, Cape Verde or Iceland?

Cape Verde, at 2,640 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Iceland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Cape Verde and Iceland?

27 deaths, with Cape Verde ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Iceland: Number of deaths

Cape Verde

2,640 deaths

in 2023

Iceland

2,613 deaths

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

177th

Iceland rank

178th

Number of deaths over time

Cape Verde
Iceland

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 2,640 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Iceland, a difference of 27 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 178th of 236 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,809 deaths	1,140 deaths	2,669 deaths	Cape Verde
1960s	3,793 deaths	1,324 deaths	2,470 deaths	Cape Verde
1970s	3,754 deaths	1,457 deaths	2,297 deaths	Cape Verde
1980s	3,495 deaths	1,659 deaths	1,835 deaths	Cape Verde
1990s	3,272 deaths	1,819 deaths	1,453 deaths	Cape Verde
2000s	2,697 deaths	1,882 deaths	814.4 deaths	Cape Verde
2010s	2,634 deaths	2,156 deaths	477.3 deaths	Cape Verde
2020s	2,796 deaths	2,524 deaths	271.25 deaths	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Cape Verde or Iceland?: Cape Verde, at 2,640 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Cape Verde and Iceland?: 27 deaths, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Iceland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Iceland rank globally for number of deaths?: Cape Verde ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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