Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0002 units per square kilometre for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0015 units per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
Cape Verde ranks 41st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 38 Kuwait 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Burundi 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Rwanda 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Montenegro 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Haiti 0.0002 units per square kilometre 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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Cape Verde?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 units per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Cape Verde rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.