Homicides in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Homicides was 36 homicides in 2020. ▲ Rising
Homicides 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.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 36 homicides for homicides in 2020.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Cape Verde peaked at 65 homicides in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15 homicides, in 2003.
That places Cape Verde 123rd out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Homicides in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15 homicides | — |
| 2004 | 21 homicides | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 44 homicides | +109.5% |
| 2006 | 35 homicides | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 54 homicides | +54.3% |
| 2014 | 65 homicides | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 46 homicides | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 62 homicides | +34.8% |
| 2017 | 38 homicides | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 31 homicides | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 33 homicides | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 36 homicides | +9.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 36 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 15% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 36 homicides is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 539.5 homicides, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.75 homicides | 15 homicides | 44 homicides | 4 |
| 2010s | 47 homicides | 31 homicides | 65 homicides | 7 |
| 2020s | 36 homicides | 36 homicides | 36 homicides | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 120 Norway 40 homicides compare
- 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39 homicides compare
- 122 French Guiana 38.7 homicides compare
- 124 Turks and Caicos Islands 35 homicides compare
- 125 Ireland 34 homicides compare
- 126 Palestine 33 homicides compare
More social development data for Cape Verde
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Cape Verde?
- Homicides in Cape Verde was 36 homicides 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 homicides recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 65 homicides in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 homicides in 2003.
- How does Cape Verde rank for homicides?
- Cape Verde ranks 123rd out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.