Cape Verde vs Gambia: Electoral democracy
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Gambia
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Gambia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Gambia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Gambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Gambia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Cape Verde or Gambia?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Gambia 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
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).