Political Rights Score in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Political Rights Score was 38 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Cape Verde, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Cape Verde is 38, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Cape Verde peaked at 38 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2002.
That places Cape Verde 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Political Rights Score in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 38 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 38 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.1 | 37 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 19 Andorra 38 compare
- 19 Austria 38 compare
- 19 Bahamas 38 compare
- 19 Belgium 38 compare
- 19 Chile 38 compare
- 19 Costa Rica 38 compare
- 19 Cyprus 38 compare
- 19 France 38 compare
- 19 Iceland 38 compare
- 19 Lithuania 38 compare
- 19 Luxembourg 38 compare
- 19 Marshall Islands 38 compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 38 compare
- 19 Taiwan 38 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 score in Cape Verde?
- Political rights score in Cape Verde was 38 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2019.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2002.
- How does Cape Verde rank for political rights score?
- Cape Verde ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.