Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Cape Verde or East Timor?

Cape Verde, at 0.549 against 0.54 in East Timor as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 East Timor: Deliberative Democracy Index

Cape Verde

0.549

in 2025

East Timor

0.54

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

49th

East Timor rank

50th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Cape Verde
East Timor

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.549 against 0.54 in East Timor, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 49th and East Timor ranks 50th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and East Timor in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.013	0.035	0.022	East Timor
1910s	0.014	0.034	0.02	East Timor
1920s	0.0136	0.0344	0.0208	East Timor
1930s	0.013	0.035	0.022	East Timor
1940s	0.013	0.0346	0.0216	East Timor
1950s	0.013	0.035	0.022	East Timor
1960s	0.013	0.035	0.022	East Timor
1970s	0.0789	0.0201	0.0588	Cape Verde
1980s	0.2221	0.01	0.2121	Cape Verde
1990s	0.5735	0.0119	0.5616	Cape Verde
2000s	0.6479	0.3671	0.2808	Cape Verde
2010s	0.6351	0.4583	0.1768	Cape Verde
2020s	0.5632	0.5177	0.0455	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Cape Verde or East Timor?: Cape Verde, at 0.549 against 0.54 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Cape Verde and East Timor?: 0.009, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and East Timor?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and East Timor rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Cape Verde ranks 49th and East Timor ranks 50th 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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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: 30 October 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.