Cape Verde

Level calmupdated 3 min ago
Open alert types
Storm
What governments advise19 states tracked
15 nothing to report4 increased caution
Mira Safe's take

No underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.

1alerts in progress0 / 19states advise against travel7homicides / 100,000 inhab.3events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Cape Verde?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 3 events there, including 2 severe. The most frequent: Storm, Travel advisory, Risk.

Is there a government travel advisory for Cape Verde?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 0 advise against travel and 4 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Cape Verde: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Tropical Storm Gonzalo

4 days ago · NASA EONET

High

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 2September 29

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Cape Verde?

Cabo Verde — 3 events recorded over 12 months, 2 of them severe. Most frequent: humanitarian_response (1), storms (1), travel advisories (1).

What it changes for a nomad

For a stay of several weeks, the most frequent hazard is: humanitarian_response.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on September 29, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

Cape Verde: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

None of the 19 countries surveyed advises against this country; 4 recommend increased caution.

Cape Verde: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 7 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 20.2 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Road deaths: 26.8 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 0.73 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 2.2 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • New displacements, disasters: 1.4 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
20.2µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Road deaths
26.8per 100,000 people · 2019

Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
0.73per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
2.2per 1,000 people · 2022

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
76.2years · 2024

Close to the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, disasters
1.4per 1,000 people · 2020

Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better

750 people in total

Refugees hosted
0per 1,000 people · 2025

0 people in total

0 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

2.4/10 — low

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

7homicides per 100,000 people (2020)

Above the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Cape Verde: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 2 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Storm11 1 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe

Last 12 months · 3 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Storm11 1 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe
  • Risk1

By month

Eventsof which severe
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Humanitarian response under way

Operations run by humanitarian organisations in the country — context about the situation on the ground, not alerts.

  • IFRC humanitarian operation — Cape Verde-Drought-sEAP

    Emergency fund (DREF) · since Jul 31, 2026 · planned until Jul 31, 2028

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