What is the highest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Cape Verde?

The highest recorded value was 0.848 in 2008.

What is the lowest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1900.

How does Cape Verde rank for deliberative political institutions index?

Cape Verde ranks 80th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is deliberative political institutions index rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cape Verde data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Cape Verde

Name: Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Cape Verde
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cape Verde: Deliberative Political Institutions Index was 0.692 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.692

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

80th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.848

in 2008

All-time low

0.05

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Cape Verde, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for deliberative political institutions index in Cape Verde is 0.692, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deliberative political institutions index in Cape Verde peaked at 0.848 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1900.

Cape Verde ranks 80th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Cape Verde, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.05	—
1901	0.05	+0.0%
1902	0.05	+0.0%
1903	0.05	+0.0%
1904	0.05	+0.0%
1905	0.05	+0.0%
1906	0.05	+0.0%
1907	0.05	+0.0%
1908	0.05	+0.0%
1909	0.05	+0.0%
1910	0.05	+0.0%
1911	0.05	+0.0%
1912	0.05	+0.0%
1913	0.05	+0.0%
1914	0.05	+0.0%
1915	0.05	+0.0%
1916	0.05	+0.0%
1917	0.05	+0.0%
1918	0.05	+0.0%
1919	0.05	+0.0%
1920	0.05	+0.0%
1921	0.05	+0.0%
1922	0.05	+0.0%
1923	0.05	+0.0%
1924	0.05	+0.0%
1925	0.05	+0.0%
1926	0.05	+0.0%
1927	0.05	+0.0%
1928	0.05	+0.0%
1929	0.05	+0.0%
1930	0.05	+0.0%
1931	0.05	+0.0%
1932	0.05	+0.0%
1933	0.05	+0.0%
1934	0.05	+0.0%
1935	0.05	+0.0%
1936	0.05	+0.0%
1937	0.05	+0.0%
1938	0.05	+0.0%
1939	0.05	+0.0%
1940	0.05	+0.0%
1941	0.05	+0.0%
1942	0.05	+0.0%
1943	0.05	+0.0%
1944	0.05	+0.0%
1945	0.05	+0.0%
1946	0.05	+0.0%
1947	0.05	+0.0%
1948	0.05	+0.0%
1949	0.05	+0.0%
1950	0.05	+0.0%
1951	0.05	+0.0%
1952	0.05	+0.0%
1953	0.05	+0.0%
1954	0.05	+0.0%
1955	0.05	+0.0%
1956	0.05	+0.0%
1957	0.05	+0.0%
1958	0.05	+0.0%
1959	0.05	+0.0%
1960	0.05	+0.0%
1961	0.05	+0.0%
1962	0.05	+0.0%
1963	0.05	+0.0%
1964	0.05	+0.0%
1965	0.05	+0.0%
1966	0.05	+0.0%
1967	0.05	+0.0%
1968	0.05	+0.0%
1969	0.05	+0.0%
1970	0.05	+0.0%
1971	0.05	+0.0%
1972	0.05	+0.0%
1973	0.05	+0.0%
1974	0.05	+0.0%
1975	0.128	+156.0%
1976	0.553	+332.0%
1977	0.553	+0.0%
1978	0.553	+0.0%
1979	0.553	+0.0%
1980	0.553	+0.0%
1981	0.553	+0.0%
1982	0.553	+0.0%
1983	0.553	+0.0%
1984	0.553	+0.0%
1985	0.553	+0.0%
1986	0.553	+0.0%
1987	0.553	+0.0%
1988	0.663	+19.9%
1989	0.663	+0.0%
1990	0.647	-2.4%
1991	0.736	+13.8%
1992	0.83	+12.8%
1993	0.83	+0.0%
1994	0.83	+0.0%
1995	0.83	+0.0%
1996	0.83	+0.0%
1997	0.83	+0.0%
1998	0.83	+0.0%
1999	0.83	+0.0%
2000	0.83	+0.0%
2001	0.83	+0.0%
2002	0.841	+1.3%
2003	0.841	+0.0%
2004	0.841	+0.0%
2005	0.841	+0.0%
2006	0.841	+0.0%
2007	0.841	+0.0%
2008	0.848	+0.8%
2009	0.84	-0.9%
2010	0.84	+0.0%
2011	0.842	+0.2%
2012	0.848	+0.7%
2013	0.8	-5.7%
2014	0.799	-0.1%
2015	0.803	+0.5%
2016	0.758	-5.6%
2017	0.753	-0.7%
2018	0.703	-6.6%
2019	0.727	+3.4%
2020	0.718	-1.2%
2021	0.713	-0.7%
2022	0.7	-1.8%
2023	0.7	+0.0%
2024	0.697	-0.4%
2025	0.692	-0.7%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

Cape Verde's 0.692 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Cape Verde's 0.692 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5725, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.05	0.05	0.05	10
1910s	0.05	0.05	0.05	10
1920s	0.05	0.05	0.05	10
1930s	0.05	0.05	0.05	10
1940s	0.05	0.05	0.05	10
1950s	0.05	0.05	0.05	10
1960s	0.05	0.05	0.05	10
1970s	0.259	0.05	0.553	10
1980s	0.575	0.553	0.663	10
1990s	0.8023	0.647	0.83	10
2000s	0.8394	0.83	0.848	10
2010s	0.7873	0.703	0.848	10
2020s	0.7033	0.692	0.718	6

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

77 Namibia 0.7 compare
78 Croatia 0.697 compare
78 Mali 0.697 compare
81 Tanzania 0.675 compare
82 Malaysia 0.663 compare
83 Uganda 0.652 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More reference data data for Cape Verde

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0737 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0284 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0443 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 73.95 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2054 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 3.34 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0967 (2050)

All data for Cape Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is deliberative political institutions index in Cape Verde?: Deliberative political institutions index in Cape Verde was 0.692 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 0.848 in 2008.
What is the lowest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1900.
How does Cape Verde rank for deliberative political institutions index?: Cape Verde ranks 80th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is deliberative political institutions index rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 126 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Cape Verde. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/deliberative-political-institutions-index/cabo-verde/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/deliberative-political-institutions-index/cabo-verde/">Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Cape Verde</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.