Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.14 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cape Verde, 1975–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 2.14 for physical integrity rights score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Cape Verde peaked at 2.14 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2317, in 1977.
Cape Verde ranks 51st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3033 | — |
| 1976 | 0.2861 | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2317 | -19.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3256 | +40.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5826 | +78.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6421 | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5975 | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6716 | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9065 | +35.0% |
| 1984 | 1.07 | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 1.19 | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 1.23 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.21 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.19 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.16 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.36 | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 1.52 | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 1.64 | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 1.74 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 1.84 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.91 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.97 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.01 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.02 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.99 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.95 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.89 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.96 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.94 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.81 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.81 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.71 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.65 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.61 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.63 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.66 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.73 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.67 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.72 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.88 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.95 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.92 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.06 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 2.14 | +3.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2.14 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 3.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105, 203.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +78.9% | 0.3256 | 0.5826 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3458 | 0.2317 | 0.5826 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.987 | 0.5975 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.36 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 | 1.61 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 | 1.63 | 2.14 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 48 Seychelles 2.19 compare
- 49 Namibia 2.16 compare
- 50 Guinea-Bissau 2.14 compare
- 52 Portugal 2.09 compare
- 53 Antigua and Barbuda 2.09 compare
- 54 Brunei 1.97 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 physical integrity rights score in Cape Verde?
- Physical integrity rights score in Cape Verde was 2.14 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2317 in 1977.
- How does Cape Verde rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Cape Verde ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.