Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Cape Verde
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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).