Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 80.66 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
80.66 0-100
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
52nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
86.64 0-100
in 2000
All-time low
76.75 0-100
in 2014
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Governance score in Cape Verde, 1996–2025

0204060801996201020251996: 85 0-1001998: 85 0-1002000: 86.6 0-1002002: 79.7 0-1002003: 81.7 0-1002004: 81.1 0-1002005: 80.7 0-1002006: 82.4 0-1002007: 81.7 0-1002008: 80.4 0-1002009: 83.3 0-1002010: 83.1 0-1002011: 83.1 0-1002012: 80 0-1002013: 79.3 0-1002014: 76.7 0-1002015: 80.2 0-1002016: 79.8 0-1002017: 77.9 0-1002018: 80 0-1002019: 80 0-1002020: 80 0-1002021: 79.9 0-1002022: 80 0-1002023: 80.9 0-1002024: 80.6 0-1002025: 80.7 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2025, political stability - governance score in Cape Verde stood at 80.66 0-100.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Cape Verde peaked at 86.64 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 76.75 0-100, in 2014.

That places Cape Verde 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Cape Verde, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 85 0-100 —
1998 85.02 0-100 +0.0%
2000 86.64 0-100 +1.9%
2002 79.68 0-100 -8.0%
2003 81.65 0-100 +2.5%
2004 81.06 0-100 -0.7%
2005 80.71 0-100 -0.4%
2006 82.42 0-100 +2.1%
2007 81.66 0-100 -0.9%
2008 80.43 0-100 -1.5%
2009 83.3 0-100 +3.6%
2010 83.11 0-100 -0.2%
2011 83.11 0-100 -0.0%
2012 80.03 0-100 -3.7%
2013 79.33 0-100 -0.9%
2014 76.75 0-100 -3.3%
2015 80.17 0-100 +4.5%
2016 79.8 0-100 -0.5%
2017 77.94 0-100 -2.3%
2018 80.02 0-100 +2.7%
2019 80.03 0-100 +0.0%
2020 80.02 0-100 -0.0%
2021 79.93 0-100 -0.1%
2022 79.96 0-100 +0.0%
2023 80.88 0-100 +1.2%
2024 80.62 0-100 -0.3%
2025 80.66 0-100 +0.0%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 80.66 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.97 0-100, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 80.66 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.36 0-100, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85.01 0-100 85 0-100 85.02 0-100 2
2000s 81.95 0-100 79.68 0-100 86.64 0-100 9
2010s 80.03 0-100 76.75 0-100 83.11 0-100 10
2020s 80.35 0-100 79.93 0-100 80.88 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 49 South Korea 81.68 0-100 compare
  2. 50 Estonia 81.16 0-100 compare
  3. 51 Slovenia 80.98 0-100 compare
  4. 53 Sweden 80.55 0-100 compare
  5. 54 United Arab Emirates 80.07 0-100 compare
  6. 55 Canada 79.8 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Cape Verde?
Political stability - governance score in Cape Verde was 80.66 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 86.64 0-100 in 2000.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 76.75 0-100 in 2014.
How does Cape Verde rank for political stability - governance score?
Cape Verde ranks 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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