Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.93 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.93
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
9th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.93
in 2026
All-time low
0.53
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cape Verde, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cape Verde stood at 0.93. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
That places Cape Verde 9th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.53 | — |
| 2022 | 0.78 | +47.2% |
| 2023 | 0.82 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.77 | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9 | +16.9% |
| 2026 | 0.93 | +3.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.93 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485, 1.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.93 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More gender data for Cape Verde
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.78 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.29 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 427.83 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 427.83 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cape Verde?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cape Verde was 0.93 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 2026.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Cape Verde ranks 9th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).