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Is Praia safe?

No country-level safety index is on file for Praia, so this page cannot answer that part of the question.

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Two of these numbers describe Cape Verde as a whole, and two are measured around Praia itself. A national index says nothing about which street to avoid at 2am. For that you need people who live there, not a dataset.

Peace and safety index

Country-level safety indicator, rescaled to 0-10. It reflects conflict, crime and political stability nationally, not the street you would live on.

not on file

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Women's safety index

Women's Danger Index, country level. Useful as a national signal, not as neighbourhood guidance.

not on file

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LGBT+ legal protection

Country-level LGBT+ rights indicator: what the law says, not how a given district feels.

4.1 / 10

country-level index

Earthquakes, magnitude 5+

Historical seismic activity measured around this city's coordinates.

1 in 50 years within 200 km

measured around this city

Tropical storms

Historical storm tracks measured around this city's coordinates.

26 since 1980 within 200 km

measured around this city

Air quality, annual mean PM2.5

The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³. Modelled, not a station reading.

19 µg/m³

measured around this city