Cape Verde vs Ireland: Full democracy
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Ireland
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Ireland
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Ireland |
| 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 Ireland?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Cape Verde and Ireland?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ireland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Ireland rank globally for full democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Ireland 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
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).