Rule of Law in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Rule of Law was 0.4391 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Cape Verde, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute.
Analysis
In 2011, rule of law in Cape Verde stood at 0.4391.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Cape Verde peaked at 0.7732 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1418, in 2003.
That places Cape Verde 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Rule of Law in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7732 | — |
| 1998 | 0.6394 | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6312 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1892 | -70.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1418 | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2744 | +93.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3085 | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5728 | +85.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5596 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5091 | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4785 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4221 | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4391 | +4.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.4391 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.1951. (8 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.4391 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7357. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rule of Law in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +93.5% | 0.1418 | 0.2744 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7063 | 0.6394 | 0.7732 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4072 | 0.1418 | 0.6312 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4306 | 0.4221 | 0.4391 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 1 Mauritius 0.8638 compare
- 2 Botswana 0.6553 compare
- 4 Namibia 0.1943 compare
- 5 South Africa 0.1003 compare
- 6 Seychelles -0.0149 compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 74.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0967 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 3.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2054 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 73.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Cape Verde?
- Rule of law in Cape Verde was 0.4391 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7732 in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1418 in 2003.
- How does Cape Verde rank for rule of law?
- Cape Verde ranks 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of law measures the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, in particular the quality of contract enforcement, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.