Cape Verde vs Latvia: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Latvia
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Cape Verde
- Latvia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | — |
| 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 Latvia?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Cape Verde and Latvia?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Latvia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Latvia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 198 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).