Political Stability - Governance score in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Political Stability - Governance score was 79.04 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
79.04 0-100
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
54th
of 208 countries
All-time high
86.41 0-100
in 2000
All-time low
76.92 0-100
in 2014
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Cape Verde, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 84.7 0-1001998: 84.7 0-1002000: 86.4 0-1002002: 79.6 0-1002003: 81.4 0-1002004: 80.8 0-1002005: 80.6 0-1002006: 82.2 0-1002007: 81.5 0-1002008: 80.4 0-1002009: 83.1 0-1002010: 83.2 0-1002011: 83.3 0-1002012: 80.3 0-1002013: 79.6 0-1002014: 76.9 0-1002015: 80.3 0-1002016: 80 0-1002017: 78.2 0-1002018: 80.2 0-1002019: 80.2 0-1002020: 80.2 0-1002021: 80.1 0-1002022: 80.2 0-1002023: 80.7 0-1002024: 79 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - governance score in Cape Verde stood at 79.04 0-100.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Cape Verde peaked at 86.41 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 76.92 0-100, in 2014.

That places Cape Verde 54th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Cape Verde, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 84.71 0-100
1998 84.73 0-100 +0.0%
2000 86.41 0-100 +2.0%
2002 79.62 0-100 -7.9%
2003 81.41 0-100 +2.2%
2004 80.83 0-100 -0.7%
2005 80.58 0-100 -0.3%
2006 82.16 0-100 +2.0%
2007 81.5 0-100 -0.8%
2008 80.4 0-100 -1.4%
2009 83.14 0-100 +3.4%
2010 83.16 0-100 +0.0%
2011 83.27 0-100 +0.1%
2012 80.26 0-100 -3.6%
2013 79.64 0-100 -0.8%
2014 76.92 0-100 -3.4%
2015 80.3 0-100 +4.4%
2016 80.03 0-100 -0.3%
2017 78.2 0-100 -2.3%
2018 80.22 0-100 +2.6%
2019 80.23 0-100 +0.0%
2020 80.23 0-100 -0.0%
2021 80.14 0-100 -0.1%
2022 80.17 0-100 +0.0%
2023 80.74 0-100 +0.7%
2024 79.04 0-100 -2.1%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 79.04 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.49 0-100, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 79.04 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.72 0-100, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 84.72 0-100 84.71 0-100 84.73 0-100 2
2000s 81.78 0-100 79.62 0-100 86.41 0-100 9
2010s 80.22 0-100 76.92 0-100 83.27 0-100 10
2020s 80.06 0-100 79.04 0-100 80.74 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 51 Mauritius 79.39 0-100 compare
  2. 52 United Arab Emirates 79.37 0-100 compare
  3. 53 Belize 79.3 0-100 compare
  4. 55 Denmark 79.03 0-100 compare
  5. 56 Solomon Islands 78.7 0-100 compare
  6. 57 Slovenia 78.21 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Cape Verde?
Political stability - governance score in Cape Verde was 79.04 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 86.41 0-100 in 2000.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 76.92 0-100 in 2014.
How does Cape Verde rank for political stability - governance score?
Cape Verde ranks 54th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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