Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Cape Verde or Senegal?

Senegal, at 0.555 against 0.549 in Cape Verde as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Senegal?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Senegal: Deliberative Democracy Index

Cape Verde

0.549

in 2025

Senegal

0.555

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

49th

Senegal rank

48th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Cape Verde
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.555 against 0.549 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Senegal ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 49th and Senegal ranks 48th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.013	0.0222	0.0092	Senegal
1910s	0.014	0.022	0.008	Senegal
1920s	0.0136	0.022	0.0084	Senegal
1930s	0.013	0.0377	0.0247	Senegal
1940s	0.013	0.0484	0.0354	Senegal
1950s	0.013	0.0836	0.0706	Senegal
1960s	0.013	0.2786	0.2656	Senegal
1970s	0.0789	0.3043	0.2254	Senegal
1980s	0.2221	0.3908	0.1687	Senegal
1990s	0.5735	0.5059	0.0676	Cape Verde
2000s	0.6479	0.5821	0.0658	Cape Verde
2010s	0.6351	0.5934	0.0417	Cape Verde
2020s	0.5632	0.57	0.0068	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Cape Verde or Senegal?: Senegal, at 0.555 against 0.549 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Cape Verde and Senegal?: 0.006, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Senegal?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Senegal rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Cape Verde ranks 49th and Senegal ranks 48th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.