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Strong elected local governments index in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Strong elected local governments index was 0.884 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.884
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.884
in 2019
All-time low
0.019
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Strong elected local governments index in Cape Verde, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 0.884 for strong elected local governments index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong elected local governments index in Cape Verde peaked at 0.884 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.019, in 1900.

Cape Verde ranks 77th 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.

Strong elected local governments index in Cape Verde, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.019 —
1901 0.019 +0.0%
1902 0.019 +0.0%
1903 0.019 +0.0%
1904 0.019 +0.0%
1905 0.019 +0.0%
1906 0.019 +0.0%
1907 0.019 +0.0%
1908 0.019 +0.0%
1909 0.019 +0.0%
1910 0.019 +0.0%
1911 0.019 +0.0%
1912 0.019 +0.0%
1913 0.019 +0.0%
1914 0.019 +0.0%
1915 0.019 +0.0%
1916 0.019 +0.0%
1917 0.019 +0.0%
1918 0.019 +0.0%
1919 0.019 +0.0%
1920 0.019 +0.0%
1921 0.019 +0.0%
1922 0.019 +0.0%
1923 0.019 +0.0%
1924 0.019 +0.0%
1925 0.019 +0.0%
1926 0.019 +0.0%
1927 0.019 +0.0%
1928 0.019 +0.0%
1929 0.019 +0.0%
1930 0.019 +0.0%
1931 0.019 +0.0%
1932 0.019 +0.0%
1933 0.019 +0.0%
1934 0.019 +0.0%
1935 0.019 +0.0%
1936 0.019 +0.0%
1937 0.019 +0.0%
1938 0.019 +0.0%
1939 0.019 +0.0%
1940 0.019 +0.0%
1941 0.019 +0.0%
1942 0.019 +0.0%
1943 0.019 +0.0%
1944 0.019 +0.0%
1945 0.019 +0.0%
1946 0.019 +0.0%
1947 0.019 +0.0%
1948 0.019 +0.0%
1949 0.019 +0.0%
1950 0.019 +0.0%
1951 0.044 +131.6%
1952 0.044 +0.0%
1953 0.044 +0.0%
1954 0.044 +0.0%
1955 0.044 +0.0%
1956 0.044 +0.0%
1957 0.044 +0.0%
1958 0.044 +0.0%
1959 0.044 +0.0%
1960 0.044 +0.0%
1961 0.044 +0.0%
1962 0.044 +0.0%
1963 0.044 +0.0%
1964 0.044 +0.0%
1965 0.044 +0.0%
1966 0.044 +0.0%
1967 0.044 +0.0%
1968 0.044 +0.0%
1969 0.044 +0.0%
1970 0.044 +0.0%
1971 0.044 +0.0%
1972 0.044 +0.0%
1973 0.044 +0.0%
1974 0.087 +97.7%
1975 0.087 +0.0%
1976 0.087 +0.0%
1977 0.087 +0.0%
1978 0.087 +0.0%
1979 0.087 +0.0%
1980 0.087 +0.0%
1981 0.087 +0.0%
1982 0.087 +0.0%
1983 0.087 +0.0%
1984 0.087 +0.0%
1985 0.087 +0.0%
1986 0.087 +0.0%
1987 0.087 +0.0%
1988 0.087 +0.0%
1989 0.087 +0.0%
1990 0.087 +0.0%
1991 0.751 +763.2%
1992 0.751 +0.0%
1993 0.751 +0.0%
1994 0.751 +0.0%
1995 0.751 +0.0%
1996 0.751 +0.0%
1997 0.751 +0.0%
1998 0.751 +0.0%
1999 0.751 +0.0%
2000 0.751 +0.0%
2001 0.751 +0.0%
2002 0.751 +0.0%
2003 0.751 +0.0%
2004 0.751 +0.0%
2005 0.751 +0.0%
2006 0.751 +0.0%
2007 0.751 +0.0%
2008 0.751 +0.0%
2009 0.751 +0.0%
2010 0.751 +0.0%
2011 0.751 +0.0%
2012 0.751 +0.0%
2013 0.751 +0.0%
2014 0.751 +0.0%
2015 0.751 +0.0%
2016 0.751 +0.0%
2017 0.814 +8.4%
2018 0.814 +0.0%
2019 0.884 +8.6%
2020 0.884 +0.0%
2021 0.884 +0.0%
2022 0.884 +0.0%
2023 0.884 +0.0%
2024 0.884 +0.0%
2025 0.884 +0.0%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 0.884 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.87, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 0.884 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7165, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.019 0.019 0.019 10
1910s 0.019 0.019 0.019 10
1920s 0.019 0.019 0.019 10
1930s 0.019 0.019 0.019 10
1940s 0.019 0.019 0.019 10
1950s 0.0415 0.019 0.044 10
1960s 0.044 0.044 0.044 10
1970s 0.0698 0.044 0.087 10
1980s 0.087 0.087 0.087 10
1990s 0.6846 0.087 0.751 10
2000s 0.751 0.751 0.751 10
2010s 0.7769 0.751 0.884 10
2020s 0.884 0.884 0.884 6

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.892 compare
  2. 76 Cyprus 0.889 compare
  3. 78 South Africa 0.88 compare
  4. 79 Ukraine 0.878 compare
  5. 80 United Kingdom 0.868 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong elected local governments index in Cape Verde?
Strong elected local governments index in Cape Verde was 0.884 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 0.884 in 2019.
What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 0.019 in 1900.
How does Cape Verde rank for strong elected local governments index?
Cape Verde ranks 77th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Strong elected local governments index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Strong elected local governments index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
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