Social Development in Cape Verde 140 indicators covering social development for Cape Verde. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 2025 — 170th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 2025 down 44.4% 174th Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 down 46.0% 148th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 2025 down 44.4% 174th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 — 170th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 — 169th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 2025 — 170th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.14 % change on previous year 2025 — 74th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 68.2% 135th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.907 2025 down 1.7% 30th Liberal Democracy Index 0.631 2025 down 10.7% 40th Electoral Democracy Index 0.745 2025 down 6.3% 40th Freedom of Association Index 0.874 2025 down 3.9% 35th Freedom of Expression Index 0.857 2025 down 4.5% 39th Participatory Democracy Index 0.458 2025 down 3.0% 50th Varieties of democracy 0.745 2025 down 6.3% 40th Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.907 2025 down 1.7% 30th Key features of human rights 0.907 2025 down 1.7% 30th Key features of electoral democracy 0.745 2025 down 6.3% 40th Key features of liberal democracy 0.631 2025 down 10.7% 40th Executive Corruption Index 0.229 2025 up 16.2% 122nd Judicial Corruption Score 1.02 2025 unchanged 55th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.325 2025 up 14.8% 108th Key features of democracy 0.745 2025 down 6.3% 40th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -0.9309 % change on previous year 2025 down 839.1% 99th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year 2025 — 110th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.631 2025 down 10.7% 40th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -0.9309 % change on previous year 2025 down 839.1% 99th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -0.5482 % change on previous year 2025 down 605.5% 110th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -0.9309 % change on previous year 2025 down 839.1% 99th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.745 2025 down 6.3% 40th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.557 2025 down 12.8% 45th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.549 2025 down 14.6% 49th Direct Democracy Index 0.063 2025 unchanged 74th Key media freedoms 1.37 2025 down 36.1% 45th Media Corruption Score 2.87 2025 up 85.8% 9th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.866 2025 up 0.2% 27th Legislative Corruption Score 0.15 2025 down 84.0% 78th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 46.4% 8th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 48.9% 6th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 46.4% 8th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 46.4% 8th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 41st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre 2023 — 167th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per square kilometre 2023 down 13.6% 122nd Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.14 2019 up 32.6% 51st Democracy Index 10 2018 unchanged 1st Page 1 of 3 Next →