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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Cape Verde

Name: Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Cape Verde
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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

Annual values for Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Cape Verde, 1900 to 2025.
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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

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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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.