Cape Verde vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population, male
Cape Verde
50.9%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
49.8%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th
Population, male over time
- Cape Verde
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 50.9% against 49.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.2% | 49.5% | 1.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 48.6% | 49.5% | 0.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 49.6% | 2.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 49.6% | 1.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 49.7% | 0.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 49.8% | 1.0% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Cape Verde or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Cape Verde, at 50.9% against 49.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.1%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.