Political rights score fh in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Political rights score fh was 38 in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
38
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
38
in 2019
All-time low
37
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002β2025
Political rights score fh in Cape Verde, 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh 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 fh 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%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.1 | 37 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 |
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More social development data for Cape Verde
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 fh in Cape Verde?
- Political rights score fh in Cape Verde was 38 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2019.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2002.
- How does Cape Verde rank for political rights score fh?
- Cape Verde ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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