Cape Verde vs Panama: Full democracy
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Panama
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Panama
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0.8 | 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 Panama?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Cape Verde and Panama?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Panama rank globally for full democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Panama 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+).