Cape Verde vs Maldives: Breakdown of habitable land area

Cape Verde

600 hectares

in 2019

Maldives

430 hectares

in 2019

Cape Verde rank

189th

Maldives rank

190th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Cape Verde currently reports 600 hectares against 430 hectares in Maldives, a difference of 170 hectares.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.4 times Maldives's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 189th and Maldives ranks 190th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.