Cape Verde vs Cyprus: Full democracy
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Cyprus
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Cyprus rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.
Across all 148 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Cyprus ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Cape Verde or Cyprus?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Cape Verde and Cyprus?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Cyprus?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Cyprus rank globally for full democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Cyprus ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).