Cape Verde vs United States Virgin Islands: Breakdown of habitable land area

Cape Verde

600 hectares

in 2019

United States Virgin Islands

620 hectares

in 2019

Cape Verde rank

189th

United States Virgin Islands rank

188th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 620 hectares against 600 hectares in Cape Verde, a difference of 20 hectares.

Across all 5 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 189th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 188th 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.