Homicide rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Homicide rate was 6.99 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Cape Verde, 2003–2020
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Cape Verde is 6.99 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Cape Verde peaked at 12.69 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.17 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2003.
Cape Verde ranks 47th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.99 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.99 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.99 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 44 Russia 7.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Barbados 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 46 Kiribati 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Paraguay 6.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 Cameroon 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 50 Zimbabwe 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Cape Verde
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.874 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.907 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.631 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.458 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.907 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Cape Verde?
- Homicide rate in Cape Verde was 6.99 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12.69 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 2003.
- How does Cape Verde rank for homicide rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 47th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.