LGBT+ Rights Index in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: LGBT+ Rights Index was 3.83 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
LGBT+ Rights Index in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, lgbt+ rights index in Cape Verde stood at 3.83. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Cape Verde peaked at 3.83 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.44, in 1991.
That places Cape Verde 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.44 | — |
| 1992 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.44 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5833 | -140.6% |
| 2004 | 1.25 | +114.3% |
| 2005 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.75 | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.83 | +91.7% |
| 2016 | 3.83 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.83 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.83 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.83 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.83 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.83 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.83 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.83 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.83 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.83 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 3.83 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 3.83 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6687. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.44 | -1.44 | -1.44 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5771 | -1.44 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 | 2 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 lgbt+ rights index in Cape Verde?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Cape Verde was 3.83 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 in 2015.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.44 in 1991.
- How does Cape Verde rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Cape Verde ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index 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 Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Summary measure of a country's LGBTI-related laws, calculated by subtracting the sum of its regressive policy scores from the sum of its progressive policy scores.