Punteggio = Legale 44/60 + Scena 0/40 = 44/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score
Cape Verde ranks #90 of 208 countries and territories in the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, with a composite score of 44/100 — a legal safety component of 44/60 and a scene score of 0/40. Updated 2026-08-17 · release 2026.3.
| Criminalizzazione | Legal |
|---|---|
| Unione legale | ● No (matrimonio egualitario) |
| Antidiscriminazione | ● Sì |
| Riconoscimento di genere | Not possible — no legal gender recognition |
| Applicazione nella pratica | Protective — the state actively protects LGBTQ+ people |
Research note: Hate-crime law 2015; top global public acceptance — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
| Locali LGBTQ+ elencati | 0 |
|---|---|
| Bar gay | 0 |
| Saune gay | 0 |
| Bar gay per milione | — |
| Saune per milione | — |
| Eventi per milione | 0 |
| Città con una scena | 0 |
| Parate del Pride | 0 |
| Festival di cinema queer | 0 |
| Grado di copertura | — |
| Punteggio della scena | 0/40 (indice grezzo della scena 0/100) |
Cape Verde is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 44/100 overall with a legal safety component of 44/60. On enforcement reality, the state actively protects LGBTQ+ people.
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Cape Verde. Overall legal status: Legal.
GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Cape Verde, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.