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

Vanuatu, at 0.565 against 0.557 in Cape Verde as of 2025.

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

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.

Cape Verde vs Vanuatu: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Cape Verde

0.557

in 2025

Vanuatu

0.565

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

45th

Vanuatu rank

44th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Cape Verde
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.565 against 0.557 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 45th and Vanuatu ranks 44th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.029	0.12	0.091	Vanuatu
1910s	0.029	0.12	0.091	Vanuatu
1920s	0.029	0.12	0.091	Vanuatu
1930s	0.0321	0.121	0.0889	Vanuatu
1940s	0.033	0.129	0.096	Vanuatu
1950s	0.033	0.1291	0.0961	Vanuatu
1960s	0.033	0.129	0.096	Vanuatu
1970s	0.112	0.2077	0.0957	Vanuatu
1980s	0.2594	0.5514	0.292	Vanuatu
1990s	0.5365	0.4987	0.0378	Cape Verde
2000s	0.6146	0.5083	0.1063	Cape Verde
2010s	0.634	0.6061	0.0279	Cape Verde
2020s	0.5835	0.6135	0.03	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Cape Verde or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 0.565 against 0.557 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Cape Verde and Vanuatu?: 0.008, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Vanuatu?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Vanuatu rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Cape Verde ranks 45th and Vanuatu ranks 44th 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.