Which has higher liberal democracy index, Cape Verde or Mauritius?

Mauritius, at 0.639 against 0.631 in Cape Verde as of 2025.

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

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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Mauritius: Liberal Democracy Index

Cape Verde

0.631

in 2025

Mauritius

0.639

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

40th

Mauritius rank

38th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Cape Verde
Mauritius

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.639 against 0.631 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.008.

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

Cape Verde ranks 40th and Mauritius ranks 38th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.033	0.125	0.092	Mauritius
1910s	0.033	0.1245	0.0915	Mauritius
1920s	0.033	0.1278	0.0948	Mauritius
1930s	0.033	0.129	0.096	Mauritius
1940s	0.033	0.1583	0.1253	Mauritius
1950s	0.034	0.3099	0.2759	Mauritius
1960s	0.034	0.4162	0.3822	Mauritius
1970s	0.1082	0.5543	0.4461	Mauritius
1980s	0.2564	0.6023	0.3459	Mauritius
1990s	0.6178	0.6141	0.0037	Cape Verde
2000s	0.6873	0.6443	0.043	Cape Verde
2010s	0.7049	0.6321	0.0728	Cape Verde
2020s	0.6578	0.435	0.2228	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Cape Verde or Mauritius?: Mauritius, at 0.639 against 0.631 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Cape Verde and Mauritius?: 0.008, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritius?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Mauritius rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Cape Verde ranks 40th and Mauritius ranks 38th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
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: 07 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.