Cape Verde vs Finland: Full democracy

Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Finland
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Finland rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Finland
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Finland, a difference of 0.

Across all 217 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Finland Difference Ahead
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
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 1 1 Finland
1960s 0 1 1 Finland
1970s 0 1 1 Finland
1980s 0 1 1 Finland
1990s 0.8 1 0.2 Finland
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 Finland?
Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Cape Verde and Finland?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Finland?
217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Finland rank globally for full democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 197 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

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).