What is physical integrity rights score in Cape Verde?

Physical integrity rights score in Cape Verde was 2.14 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cape Verde?

The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 2019.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2317 in 1977.

How does Cape Verde rank for physical integrity rights score?

Cape Verde ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cape Verde data come from?

The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cape Verde

Name: Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cape Verde
Creator: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cape Verde: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.14 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

2.14

Change on year

up 3.5%

World rank

51st

of 193 countries

All-time high

2.14

in 2019

All-time low

0.2317

in 1977

Years of data

1975–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cape Verde, 1975–2019

Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 2.14 for physical integrity rights score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Cape Verde peaked at 2.14 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2317, in 1977.

Cape Verde ranks 51st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.3458	0.2317	0.5826	5
1980s	0.987	0.5975	1.23	10
1990s	1.8	1.36	2.02	10
2000s	1.83	1.61	1.99	10
2010s	1.84	1.63	2.14	10

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More social development data for Cape Verde

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 79 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 0 (2025)
Press freedom 2 (2016)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Cape Verde?: Physical integrity rights score in Cape Verde was 2.14 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 2019.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2317 in 1977.
How does Cape Verde rank for physical integrity rights score?: Cape Verde ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?: The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 11,139 data points, 1946–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.