Cape Verde vs Dominica: Electoral democracy

Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Dominica
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Dominica rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Dominica
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Dominica, a difference of 0.

Across all 102 years both countries report, Dominica has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 1st and Dominica ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Dominica Difference Ahead
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0.3 0.3 Dominica
1970s 0 1 1 Dominica
1980s 0 1 1 Dominica
1990s 0.9 1 0.1 Dominica
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Cape Verde or Dominica?
Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Dominica as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Cape Verde and Dominica?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Dominica?
102 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Dominica rank globally for electoral democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Dominica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).