Voice and Accountability in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Voice and Accountability was 0.1577 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability in Cape Verde, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, voice and accountability in Cape Verde stood at 0.1577 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Cape Verde peaked at 0.4001 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1577 standard error, in 2011.
Cape Verde ranks 4th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4001 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.3584 standard error | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3106 standard error | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2285 standard error | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2195 standard error | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2288 standard error | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2177 standard error | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1684 standard error | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1673 standard error | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1677 standard error | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1645 standard error | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1609 standard error | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1577 standard error | -2.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1577 standard error is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1309 standard error, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1577 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1248 standard error, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3793 standard error | 0.3584 standard error | 0.4001 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2081 standard error | 0.1645 standard error | 0.3106 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1593 standard error | 0.1577 standard error | 0.1609 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 1 Seychelles 0.1633 standard error compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 0.162 standard error compare
- 3 Comoros 0.162 standard error compare
- 5 Djibouti 0.1557 standard error compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 0.1546 standard error compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 0.1524 standard error 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 voice and accountability in Cape Verde?
- Voice and accountability in Cape Verde was 0.1577 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4001 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1577 standard error in 2011.
- How does Cape Verde rank for voice and accountability?
- Cape Verde ranks 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 Voice and Accountability (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.VOIC.AC.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.