Cape Verde is a unitary semi-presidential republic spread over ten islands, with regular multiparty transfers of power since 1991. The economy relies on tourism, remittances and services, and the country is a member of ECOWAS.
In the 12 Axes register, Cape Verde leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Democratic 68%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Cape Verde sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state with island municipalities
Representative Democracy
Stable multiparty alternation since 1991
Liberal
Free press, strong rights record
Cooperation
ECOWAS member, EU special partnership
Non-Aggressive
Small armed forces, coast guard
Centrist
Portuguese official, Creole spoken widely
Economic Liberal
Tourism and remittances economy
Markets
Private-led tourism and services
Free Trade
Open island economy, tourism and imports
Spiritual
Secular state, Catholic majority
Moderate
Same-sex acts legal, anti-discrimination law
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Cape Verde is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Cape Verde is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Original: Waldyrious, New version: Flappiefh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
