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
- Maldives
How they compare
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.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Cape Verde or Maldives?
- Cape Verde, at 600 hectares against 430 hectares in Maldives as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Cape Verde and Maldives?
- 170 hectares, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Maldives?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Cape Verde and Maldives rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Cape Verde ranks 189th and Maldives ranks 190th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.