Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Brazil or Cape Verde?

Cape Verde, at 0.557 against 0.54 in Brazil as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cape Verde?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Cape Verde: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Brazil

0.54

in 2025

Cape Verde

0.557

in 2025

Brazil rank

48th

Cape Verde rank

45th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Brazil
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.557 against 0.54 in Brazil, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 48th and Cape Verde ranks 45th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 8 and Cape Verde in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0496	0.029	0.0206	Brazil
1910s	0.0504	0.029	0.0214	Brazil
1920s	0.0504	0.029	0.0214	Brazil
1930s	0.0749	0.0321	0.0428	Brazil
1940s	0.1106	0.033	0.0776	Brazil
1950s	0.1667	0.033	0.1337	Brazil
1960s	0.1321	0.033	0.0991	Brazil
1970s	0.1065	0.112	0.0055	Cape Verde
1980s	0.2288	0.2594	0.0306	Cape Verde
1990s	0.5578	0.5365	0.0213	Brazil
2000s	0.6083	0.6146	0.0063	Cape Verde
2010s	0.5573	0.634	0.0767	Cape Verde
2020s	0.4762	0.5835	0.1073	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Brazil or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 0.557 against 0.54 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Brazil and Cape Verde?: 0.017, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cape Verde?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Cape Verde rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Brazil ranks 48th and Cape Verde ranks 45th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.