Cape Verde vs Croatia: Participatory Democracy Index
Cape Verde
0.458
in 2025
Croatia
0.459
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
50th
Croatia rank
49th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Cape Verde
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.459 against 0.458 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 50th and Croatia ranks 49th of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Croatia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.014 | 0.0396 | 0.0256 | Croatia |
| 1950s | 0.0177 | 0.0646 | 0.0469 | Croatia |
| 1960s | 0.018 | 0.0649 | 0.0469 | Croatia |
| 1970s | 0.0432 | 0.0645 | 0.0213 | Croatia |
| 1980s | 0.1014 | 0.0762 | 0.0252 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.394 | 0.2142 | 0.1798 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.4574 | 0.4815 | 0.0241 | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.4721 | 0.5638 | 0.0917 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.4653 | 0.4923 | 0.027 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Cape Verde or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 0.459 against 0.458 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Cape Verde and Croatia?
- 0.001, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Croatia?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Croatia rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Cape Verde ranks 50th and Croatia ranks 49th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.