Cape Verde vs Mauritius: Number of people employed in agriculture
Cape Verde
18,436 people
in 2025
Mauritius
28,208 people
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
162nd
Mauritius rank
159th
Number of people employed in agriculture over time
- Cape Verde
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 28,208 people against 18,436 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 9,772 people.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.5 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 162nd and Mauritius ranks 159th of 186 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,595 people | 79,332 people | 50,737 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 25,830 people | 55,026 people | 29,195 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 25,781 people | 39,126 people | 13,345 people | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 18,994 people | 29,290 people | 10,296 people | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people employed in agriculture, Cape Verde or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 28,208 people against 18,436 people in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people employed in agriculture between Cape Verde and Mauritius?
- 9,772 people, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritius?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Mauritius rank globally for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd and Mauritius ranks 159th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.