Cape Verde vs Denmark: Distribution of Democracy Index

Cape Verde
20
in 2018
Denmark
20
in 2018
Cape Verde rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 20 against 20 in Denmark, a difference of 0.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).