Cape Verde vs Latvia: Full democracy
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Latvia
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Latvia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Latvia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.7 | 0.1 | Cape Verde |
| 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 Latvia?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Cape Verde and Latvia?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Latvia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Latvia rank globally for full democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Latvia 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+).