Cape Verde vs Portugal: Liberal democracy
Cape Verde
2
in 2025
Portugal
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
32nd
Portugal rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Portugal
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 3 | 1.1 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Cape Verde or Portugal?
- Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Cape Verde and Portugal?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Portugal rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.