Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Cape Verde or South Africa?

South Africa, at 0.633 against 0.631 in Cape Verde as of 2025.

What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Cape Verde and South Africa?

0.002, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and South Africa?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs South Africa: Key features of liberal democracy

Cape Verde

0.631

in 2025

South Africa

0.633

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

40th

South Africa rank

39th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Cape Verde
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.633 against 0.631 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 39th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.033	0.11	0.077	South Africa
1910s	0.033	0.1274	0.0944	South Africa
1920s	0.033	0.1286	0.0956	South Africa
1930s	0.033	0.1316	0.0986	South Africa
1940s	0.033	0.127	0.094	South Africa
1950s	0.034	0.1016	0.0676	South Africa
1960s	0.034	0.0939	0.0599	South Africa
1970s	0.1082	0.0932	0.015	Cape Verde
1980s	0.2564	0.1094	0.147	Cape Verde
1990s	0.6178	0.3698	0.248	Cape Verde
2000s	0.6873	0.6459	0.0414	Cape Verde
2010s	0.7049	0.6474	0.0575	Cape Verde
2020s	0.6578	0.6177	0.0402	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Cape Verde or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.633 against 0.631 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Cape Verde and South Africa?: 0.002, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and South Africa?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and South Africa rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Cape Verde ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 39th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.