Rule of Law in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Rule of Law was 0.1442 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Cape Verde, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law in Cape Verde is 0.1442 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Cape Verde peaked at 0.5458 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1442 standard error, in 2011.
Cape Verde ranks 15th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4715 standard error | 0.3973 standard error | 0.5458 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2113 standard error | 0.16 standard error | 0.3639 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1473 standard error | 0.1442 standard error | 0.1503 standard error | 2 |
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More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3107 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.56 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1352 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 131.1 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.375 °C (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2626 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Cape Verde?
- Rule of law in Cape Verde was 0.1442 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5458 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1442 standard error in 2011.
- How does Cape Verde rank for rule of law?
- Cape Verde ranks 15th 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 60.4%. 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 (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.