Cape Verde vs United States: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Cape Verde
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Cape Verde
- United States
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | United States |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | United States |
| 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 United States?
- Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Cape Verde and United States?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and United States rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and United States 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.