Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 62/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 75.0/100 #30
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.745
- HDI
- 0.668
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Cape Verde | José Maria Neves |
| Prime Minister of Cape Verde | Ulisses Correia e Silva |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 7.0/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 26.8/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.6% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 62 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.745
- Liberal
- 0.631
- Participatory
- 0.458
- Deliberative
- 0.549
- Egalitarian
- 0.557
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 75.0 / 100
- Global rank
- #30 / 180
- Rank change
- +11 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #25
- 72.6
- Economic #43
- 54.3
- Legal #36
- 77.5
- Social #39
- 76.5
- Safety #10
- 94.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.0 | 30 | 72.6 | 54.3 | 77.5 | 76.5 | 94.1 |
| 2024 | 72.8 | 41 | 69.5 | 54.3 | 74.7 | 73.4 | 92.0 |
| 2023 | 75.7 | 33 | 73.9 | 60.8 | 73.8 | 80.2 | 90.0 |
| 2022 | 75.4 | 36 | 72.6 | 62.8 | 78.0 | 75.4 | 88.2 |
| 2021 | 79.9 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 79.9 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 80.2 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 79.6 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 82.0 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 80.2 | 32 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 79.3 | 36 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 85.7 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 85.7 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -6.0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 8.0 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 11.0 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 8.0 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 14.0 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 11.5 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 6.0 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |