Is Cape Verde safe in 2026?

Cape Verde scores 91.8/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from natural disasters, crime, economy. The score has been stable for 21 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 91.8/100).

30-day trend

Cape Verde's score changed by +0.0 over the last 22 days (91.8 → 91.8) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Risk factors

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Conflict & War

0.2/34.1 safety points.

Official travel advisory

1 Exercise Normal Precautions

The U.S. State Department places Cape Verde at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions citing crime. Our live index reads 91.8/100. That advisory was last revised Dec 18, 2025, 302 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Cabo Verde is broadly secure for visitors, though risk is not evenly distributed across the country. Praia stands out as the exception, with elevated levels of both opportunistic and violent offences. Pickpocketing and purse snatching occur there, alongside muggings, armed robberies and assaults. Banks and ATMs, along with movement on foot or by car after dark, are the settings where exposure in the capital tends to concentrate.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Dec 18, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.

Latest recorded events

No threat events have been recorded for Cape Verde — the index is holding on baseline factors alone.

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 91.8/100 (generated Oct 15, 2026 23:00 UTC)

No new events; safety remains at its established high baseline.

Compared with nearby countries

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