Cape Verde vs Taiwan: Full democracy

Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Taiwan
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Taiwan ahead.

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

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Taiwan Difference Ahead
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 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 Taiwan?
Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Cape Verde and Taiwan?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Taiwan?
131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Taiwan rank globally for full democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Taiwan 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.

Individual pages

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+).