Cape Verde vs Ghana: Electoral democracy

Cape Verde
2
in 2025
Ghana
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Ghana rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Ghana
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in Ghana, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Ghana Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0.3 0.3 Ghana
1960s 0 0.7 0.7 Ghana
1970s 0.1 0.3 0.2 Ghana
1980s 1 0.2 0.8 Cape Verde
1990s 1.9 1.1 0.8 Cape Verde
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Cape Verde or Ghana?
Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Cape Verde and Ghana?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ghana?
124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Ghana rank globally for electoral democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.