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Years colonized in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Years colonized was 514 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
514
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 159 countries
All-time high
514
in 1975
All-time low
1
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Cape Verde, 1462–2022

0200400600146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Cape Verde stood at 514. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Cape Verde peaked at 514 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1462.

That places Cape Verde 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Cape Verde, year by year

Year Value Change
1462 1 —
1463 2 +100.0%
1464 3 +50.0%
1465 4 +33.3%
1466 5 +25.0%
1467 6 +20.0%
1468 7 +16.7%
1469 8 +14.3%
1470 9 +12.5%
1471 10 +11.1%
1472 11 +10.0%
1473 12 +9.1%
1474 13 +8.3%
1475 14 +7.7%
1476 15 +7.1%
1477 16 +6.7%
1478 17 +6.2%
1479 18 +5.9%
1480 19 +5.6%
1481 20 +5.3%
1482 21 +5.0%
1483 22 +4.8%
1484 23 +4.5%
1485 24 +4.3%
1486 25 +4.2%
1487 26 +4.0%
1488 27 +3.8%
1489 28 +3.7%
1490 29 +3.6%
1491 30 +3.4%
1492 31 +3.3%
1493 32 +3.2%
1494 33 +3.1%
1495 34 +3.0%
1496 35 +2.9%
1497 36 +2.9%
1498 37 +2.8%
1499 38 +2.7%
1500 39 +2.6%
1501 40 +2.6%
1502 41 +2.5%
1503 42 +2.4%
1504 43 +2.4%
1505 44 +2.3%
1506 45 +2.3%
1507 46 +2.2%
1508 47 +2.2%
1509 48 +2.1%
1510 49 +2.1%
1511 50 +2.0%
1512 51 +2.0%
1513 52 +2.0%
1514 53 +1.9%
1515 54 +1.9%
1516 55 +1.9%
1517 56 +1.8%
1518 57 +1.8%
1519 58 +1.8%
1520 59 +1.7%
1521 60 +1.7%
1522 61 +1.7%
1523 62 +1.6%
1524 63 +1.6%
1525 64 +1.6%
1526 65 +1.6%
1527 66 +1.5%
1528 67 +1.5%
1529 68 +1.5%
1530 69 +1.5%
1531 70 +1.4%
1532 71 +1.4%
1533 72 +1.4%
1534 73 +1.4%
1535 74 +1.4%
1536 75 +1.4%
1537 76 +1.3%
1538 77 +1.3%
1539 78 +1.3%
1540 79 +1.3%
1541 80 +1.3%
1542 81 +1.2%
1543 82 +1.2%
1544 83 +1.2%
1545 84 +1.2%
1546 85 +1.2%
1547 86 +1.2%
1548 87 +1.2%
1549 88 +1.1%
1550 89 +1.1%
1551 90 +1.1%
1552 91 +1.1%
1553 92 +1.1%
1554 93 +1.1%
1555 94 +1.1%
1556 95 +1.1%
1557 96 +1.1%
1558 97 +1.0%
1559 98 +1.0%
1560 99 +1.0%
1561 100 +1.0%
1562 101 +1.0%
1563 102 +1.0%
1564 103 +1.0%
1565 104 +1.0%
1566 105 +1.0%
1567 106 +1.0%
1568 107 +0.9%
1569 108 +0.9%
1570 109 +0.9%
1571 110 +0.9%
1572 111 +0.9%
1573 112 +0.9%
1574 113 +0.9%
1575 114 +0.9%
1576 115 +0.9%
1577 116 +0.9%
1578 117 +0.9%
1579 118 +0.9%
1580 119 +0.8%
1581 120 +0.8%
1582 121 +0.8%
1583 122 +0.8%
1584 123 +0.8%
1585 124 +0.8%
1586 125 +0.8%
1587 126 +0.8%
1588 127 +0.8%
1589 128 +0.8%
1590 129 +0.8%
1591 130 +0.8%
1592 131 +0.8%
1593 132 +0.8%
1594 133 +0.8%
1595 134 +0.8%
1596 135 +0.7%
1597 136 +0.7%
1598 137 +0.7%
1599 138 +0.7%
1600 139 +0.7%
1601 140 +0.7%
1602 141 +0.7%
1603 142 +0.7%
1604 143 +0.7%
1605 144 +0.7%
1606 145 +0.7%
1607 146 +0.7%
1608 147 +0.7%
1609 148 +0.7%
1610 149 +0.7%
1611 150 +0.7%
1612 151 +0.7%
1613 152 +0.7%
1614 153 +0.7%
1615 154 +0.7%
1616 155 +0.6%
1617 156 +0.6%
1618 157 +0.6%
1619 158 +0.6%
1620 159 +0.6%
1621 160 +0.6%
1622 161 +0.6%
1623 162 +0.6%
1624 163 +0.6%
1625 164 +0.6%
1626 165 +0.6%
1627 166 +0.6%
1628 167 +0.6%
1629 168 +0.6%
1630 169 +0.6%
1631 170 +0.6%
1632 171 +0.6%
1633 172 +0.6%
1634 173 +0.6%
1635 174 +0.6%
1636 175 +0.6%
1637 176 +0.6%
1638 177 +0.6%
1639 178 +0.6%
1640 179 +0.6%
1641 180 +0.6%
1642 181 +0.6%
1643 182 +0.6%
1644 183 +0.5%
1645 184 +0.5%
1646 185 +0.5%
1647 186 +0.5%
1648 187 +0.5%
1649 188 +0.5%
1650 189 +0.5%
1651 190 +0.5%
1652 191 +0.5%
1653 192 +0.5%
1654 193 +0.5%
1655 194 +0.5%
1656 195 +0.5%
1657 196 +0.5%
1658 197 +0.5%
1659 198 +0.5%
1660 199 +0.5%
1661 200 +0.5%
1662 201 +0.5%
1663 202 +0.5%
1664 203 +0.5%
1665 204 +0.5%
1666 205 +0.5%
1667 206 +0.5%
1668 207 +0.5%
1669 208 +0.5%
1670 209 +0.5%
1671 210 +0.5%
1672 211 +0.5%
1673 212 +0.5%
1674 213 +0.5%
1675 214 +0.5%
1676 215 +0.5%
1677 216 +0.5%
1678 217 +0.5%
1679 218 +0.5%
1680 219 +0.5%
1681 220 +0.5%
1682 221 +0.5%
1683 222 +0.5%
1684 223 +0.5%
1685 224 +0.4%
1686 225 +0.4%
1687 226 +0.4%
1688 227 +0.4%
1689 228 +0.4%
1690 229 +0.4%
1691 230 +0.4%
1692 231 +0.4%
1693 232 +0.4%
1694 233 +0.4%
1695 234 +0.4%
1696 235 +0.4%
1697 236 +0.4%
1698 237 +0.4%
1699 238 +0.4%
1700 239 +0.4%
1701 240 +0.4%
1702 241 +0.4%
1703 242 +0.4%
1704 243 +0.4%
1705 244 +0.4%
1706 245 +0.4%
1707 246 +0.4%
1708 247 +0.4%
1709 248 +0.4%
1710 249 +0.4%
1711 250 +0.4%
1712 251 +0.4%
1713 252 +0.4%
1714 253 +0.4%
1715 254 +0.4%
1716 255 +0.4%
1717 256 +0.4%
1718 257 +0.4%
1719 258 +0.4%
1720 259 +0.4%
1721 260 +0.4%
1722 261 +0.4%
1723 262 +0.4%
1724 263 +0.4%
1725 264 +0.4%
1726 265 +0.4%
1727 266 +0.4%
1728 267 +0.4%
1729 268 +0.4%
1730 269 +0.4%
1731 270 +0.4%
1732 271 +0.4%
1733 272 +0.4%
1734 273 +0.4%
1735 274 +0.4%
1736 275 +0.4%
1737 276 +0.4%
1738 277 +0.4%
1739 278 +0.4%
1740 279 +0.4%
1741 280 +0.4%
1742 281 +0.4%
1743 282 +0.4%
1744 283 +0.4%
1745 284 +0.4%
1746 285 +0.4%
1747 286 +0.4%
1748 287 +0.3%
1749 288 +0.3%
1750 289 +0.3%
1751 290 +0.3%
1752 291 +0.3%
1753 292 +0.3%
1754 293 +0.3%
1755 294 +0.3%
1756 295 +0.3%
1757 296 +0.3%
1758 297 +0.3%
1759 298 +0.3%
1760 299 +0.3%
1761 300 +0.3%
1762 301 +0.3%
1763 302 +0.3%
1764 303 +0.3%
1765 304 +0.3%
1766 305 +0.3%
1767 306 +0.3%
1768 307 +0.3%
1769 308 +0.3%
1770 309 +0.3%
1771 310 +0.3%
1772 311 +0.3%
1773 312 +0.3%
1774 313 +0.3%
1775 314 +0.3%
1776 315 +0.3%
1777 316 +0.3%
1778 317 +0.3%
1779 318 +0.3%
1780 319 +0.3%
1781 320 +0.3%
1782 321 +0.3%
1783 322 +0.3%
1784 323 +0.3%
1785 324 +0.3%
1786 325 +0.3%
1787 326 +0.3%
1788 327 +0.3%
1789 328 +0.3%
1790 329 +0.3%
1791 330 +0.3%
1792 331 +0.3%
1793 332 +0.3%
1794 333 +0.3%
1795 334 +0.3%
1796 335 +0.3%
1797 336 +0.3%
1798 337 +0.3%
1799 338 +0.3%
1800 339 +0.3%
1801 340 +0.3%
1802 341 +0.3%
1803 342 +0.3%
1804 343 +0.3%
1805 344 +0.3%
1806 345 +0.3%
1807 346 +0.3%
1808 347 +0.3%
1809 348 +0.3%
1810 349 +0.3%
1811 350 +0.3%
1812 351 +0.3%
1813 352 +0.3%
1814 353 +0.3%
1815 354 +0.3%
1816 355 +0.3%
1817 356 +0.3%
1818 357 +0.3%
1819 358 +0.3%
1820 359 +0.3%
1821 360 +0.3%
1822 361 +0.3%
1823 362 +0.3%
1824 363 +0.3%
1825 364 +0.3%
1826 365 +0.3%
1827 366 +0.3%
1828 367 +0.3%
1829 368 +0.3%
1830 369 +0.3%
1831 370 +0.3%
1832 371 +0.3%
1833 372 +0.3%
1834 373 +0.3%
1835 374 +0.3%
1836 375 +0.3%
1837 376 +0.3%
1838 377 +0.3%
1839 378 +0.3%
1840 379 +0.3%
1841 380 +0.3%
1842 381 +0.3%
1843 382 +0.3%
1844 383 +0.3%
1845 384 +0.3%
1846 385 +0.3%
1847 386 +0.3%
1848 387 +0.3%
1849 388 +0.3%
1850 389 +0.3%
1851 390 +0.3%
1852 391 +0.3%
1853 392 +0.3%
1854 393 +0.3%
1855 394 +0.3%
1856 395 +0.3%
1857 396 +0.3%
1858 397 +0.3%
1859 398 +0.3%
1860 399 +0.3%
1861 400 +0.3%
1862 401 +0.2%
1863 402 +0.2%
1864 403 +0.2%
1865 404 +0.2%
1866 405 +0.2%
1867 406 +0.2%
1868 407 +0.2%
1869 408 +0.2%
1870 409 +0.2%
1871 410 +0.2%
1872 411 +0.2%
1873 412 +0.2%
1874 413 +0.2%
1875 414 +0.2%
1876 415 +0.2%
1877 416 +0.2%
1878 417 +0.2%
1879 418 +0.2%
1880 419 +0.2%
1881 420 +0.2%
1882 421 +0.2%
1883 422 +0.2%
1884 423 +0.2%
1885 424 +0.2%
1886 425 +0.2%
1887 426 +0.2%
1888 427 +0.2%
1889 428 +0.2%
1890 429 +0.2%
1891 430 +0.2%
1892 431 +0.2%
1893 432 +0.2%
1894 433 +0.2%
1895 434 +0.2%
1896 435 +0.2%
1897 436 +0.2%
1898 437 +0.2%
1899 438 +0.2%
1900 439 +0.2%
1901 440 +0.2%
1902 441 +0.2%
1903 442 +0.2%
1904 443 +0.2%
1905 444 +0.2%
1906 445 +0.2%
1907 446 +0.2%
1908 447 +0.2%
1909 448 +0.2%
1910 449 +0.2%
1911 450 +0.2%
1912 451 +0.2%
1913 452 +0.2%
1914 453 +0.2%
1915 454 +0.2%
1916 455 +0.2%
1917 456 +0.2%
1918 457 +0.2%
1919 458 +0.2%
1920 459 +0.2%
1921 460 +0.2%
1922 461 +0.2%
1923 462 +0.2%
1924 463 +0.2%
1925 464 +0.2%
1926 465 +0.2%
1927 466 +0.2%
1928 467 +0.2%
1929 468 +0.2%
1930 469 +0.2%
1931 470 +0.2%
1932 471 +0.2%
1933 472 +0.2%
1934 473 +0.2%
1935 474 +0.2%
1936 475 +0.2%
1937 476 +0.2%
1938 477 +0.2%
1939 478 +0.2%
1940 479 +0.2%
1941 480 +0.2%
1942 481 +0.2%
1943 482 +0.2%
1944 483 +0.2%
1945 484 +0.2%
1946 485 +0.2%
1947 486 +0.2%
1948 487 +0.2%
1949 488 +0.2%
1950 489 +0.2%
1951 490 +0.2%
1952 491 +0.2%
1953 492 +0.2%
1954 493 +0.2%
1955 494 +0.2%
1956 495 +0.2%
1957 496 +0.2%
1958 497 +0.2%
1959 498 +0.2%
1960 499 +0.2%
1961 500 +0.2%
1962 501 +0.2%
1963 502 +0.2%
1964 503 +0.2%
1965 504 +0.2%
1966 505 +0.2%
1967 506 +0.2%
1968 507 +0.2%
1969 508 +0.2%
1970 509 +0.2%
1971 510 +0.2%
1972 511 +0.2%
1973 512 +0.2%
1974 513 +0.2%
1975 514 +0.2%
1976 514 +0.0%
1977 514 +0.0%
1978 514 +0.0%
1979 514 +0.0%
1980 514 +0.0%
1981 514 +0.0%
1982 514 +0.0%
1983 514 +0.0%
1984 514 +0.0%
1985 514 +0.0%
1986 514 +0.0%
1987 514 +0.0%
1988 514 +0.0%
1989 514 +0.0%
1990 514 +0.0%
1991 514 +0.0%
1992 514 +0.0%
1993 514 +0.0%
1994 514 +0.0%
1995 514 +0.0%
1996 514 +0.0%
1997 514 +0.0%
1998 514 +0.0%
1999 514 +0.0%
2000 514 +0.0%
2001 514 +0.0%
2002 514 +0.0%
2003 514 +0.0%
2004 514 +0.0%
2005 514 +0.0%
2006 514 +0.0%
2007 514 +0.0%
2008 514 +0.0%
2009 514 +0.0%
2010 514 +0.0%
2011 514 +0.0%
2012 514 +0.0%
2013 514 +0.0%
2014 514 +0.0%
2015 514 +0.0%
2016 514 +0.0%
2017 514 +0.0%
2018 514 +0.0%
2019 514 +0.0%
2020 514 +0.0%
2021 514 +0.0%
2022 514 +0.0%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 514 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 2.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 514 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 7.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1463 +100.0% 1 2
1464 +50.0% 2 3
1465 +33.3% 3 4
1466 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 4.5 1 8 8
1470s 13.5 9 18 10
1480s 23.5 19 28 10
1490s 33.5 29 38 10
1500s 43.5 39 48 10
1510s 53.5 49 58 10
1520s 63.5 59 68 10
1530s 73.5 69 78 10
1540s 83.5 79 88 10
1550s 93.5 89 98 10
1560s 103.5 99 108 10
1570s 113.5 109 118 10
1580s 123.5 119 128 10
1590s 133.5 129 138 10
1600s 143.5 139 148 10
1610s 153.5 149 158 10
1620s 163.5 159 168 10
1630s 173.5 169 178 10
1640s 183.5 179 188 10
1650s 193.5 189 198 10
1660s 203.5 199 208 10
1670s 213.5 209 218 10
1680s 223.5 219 228 10
1690s 233.5 229 238 10
1700s 243.5 239 248 10
1710s 253.5 249 258 10
1720s 263.5 259 268 10
1730s 273.5 269 278 10
1740s 283.5 279 288 10
1750s 293.5 289 298 10
1760s 303.5 299 308 10
1770s 313.5 309 318 10
1780s 323.5 319 328 10
1790s 333.5 329 338 10
1800s 343.5 339 348 10
1810s 353.5 349 358 10
1820s 363.5 359 368 10
1830s 373.5 369 378 10
1840s 383.5 379 388 10
1850s 393.5 389 398 10
1860s 403.5 399 408 10
1870s 413.5 409 418 10
1880s 423.5 419 428 10
1890s 433.5 429 438 10
1900s 443.5 439 448 10
1910s 453.5 449 458 10
1920s 463.5 459 468 10
1930s 473.5 469 478 10
1940s 483.5 479 488 10
1950s 493.5 489 498 10
1960s 503.5 499 508 10
1970s 512.5 509 514 10
1980s 514 514 514 10
1990s 514 514 514 10
2000s 514 514 514 10
2010s 514 514 514 10
2020s 514 514 514 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Cape Verde?
Years colonized in Cape Verde was 514 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 514 in 1975.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1462.
How does Cape Verde rank for years colonized?
Cape Verde ranks 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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