180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Recommend CautionLGBT+ visiting: Recommend Caution
Ten islands, each doing its own thing. Hike the knife-edge ridges of Santo Antão, windsurf off Sal, or just follow the music — this is the country that gave the world Cesária Évora, and you'll hear morna everywhere. It's relaxed, genuinely LGBT+ friendly, and easy to like. Watch your pockets in the towns and that's about the extent of the worry.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Cabo Verde: 7.0
Ranked 52nd in the world for the highest homicide rate.
6.99 homicides per 100,000 people in 2020 — an elevated rate by world standards.
Higher than 70% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Cabo Verde: 1.6
Ranked 34th most peaceful country in the world.
Not covered by the Global Peace Index — 1.57 is our own estimate, built with the index's published method.
Stable and barely militarised; urban violent crime and a homicide rate of 7 per 100,000 are what the score reflects. No safety survey covers Cabo Verde, so the perception input is our judgment — flagged in our data.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Cabo Verde: 8.4
Ranked 28th freest country in the world.
Freer than 84% of the 165 countries measured — 8.41 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 9.14; doing business and owning property, 7.39.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Cabo Verde: 6.8
Ranked 31st most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 84% of the 197 countries scored — 68 out of 100.
Public opinion runs ahead of the law — attitudes score 80 out of 100, legal protections 55.