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Distribution of Democracy Index in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Distribution of Democracy Index was 20 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
20
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 168 countries
All-time high
20
in 2001
All-time low
6
in 1975
Years of data
44
1975–2018

Distribution of Democracy Index in Cape Verde, 1975–2018

51015201975199620181975: 61976: 61977: 61978: 61979: 61980: 61981: 61982: 61983: 61984: 61985: 71986: 71987: 71988: 71989: 71990: 81991: 181992: 181993: 181994: 181995: 181996: 181997: 181998: 181999: 182000: 182001: 202002: 202003: 202004: 202005: 202006: 202007: 202008: 202009: 202010: 202011: 202012: 202013: 202014: 202015: 202016: 202017: 202018: 20

Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 20 for distribution of democracy index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, distribution of democracy index in Cape Verde peaked at 20 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1975.

Cape Verde ranks 1st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Distribution of Democracy Index in Cape Verde, year by year

Year Value Change
1975 6 —
1976 6 +0.0%
1977 6 +0.0%
1978 6 +0.0%
1979 6 +0.0%
1980 6 +0.0%
1981 6 +0.0%
1982 6 +0.0%
1983 6 +0.0%
1984 6 +0.0%
1985 7 +16.7%
1986 7 +0.0%
1987 7 +0.0%
1988 7 +0.0%
1989 7 +0.0%
1990 8 +14.3%
1991 18 +125.0%
1992 18 +0.0%
1993 18 +0.0%
1994 18 +0.0%
1995 18 +0.0%
1996 18 +0.0%
1997 18 +0.0%
1998 18 +0.0%
1999 18 +0.0%
2000 18 +0.0%
2001 20 +11.1%
2002 20 +0.0%
2003 20 +0.0%
2004 20 +0.0%
2005 20 +0.0%
2006 20 +0.0%
2007 20 +0.0%
2008 20 +0.0%
2009 20 +0.0%
2010 20 +0.0%
2011 20 +0.0%
2012 20 +0.0%
2013 20 +0.0%
2014 20 +0.0%
2015 20 +0.0%
2016 20 +0.0%
2017 20 +0.0%
2018 20 +0.0%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 20 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 20 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6 6 6 5
1980s 6.5 6 7 10
1990s 17 8 18 10
2000s 19.8 18 20 10
2010s 20 20 20 9

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 1 Australia 20 compare
  2. 1 Austria 20 compare
  3. 1 Canada 20 compare
  4. 1 Chile 20 compare
  5. 1 Costa Rica 20 compare
  6. 1 Cyprus 20 compare
  7. 1 Denmark 20 compare
  8. 1 Finland 20 compare
  9. 1 France 20 compare
  10. 1 Germany 20 compare
  11. 1 Greece 20 compare
  12. 1 Hungary 20 compare
  13. 1 Ireland 20 compare
  14. 1 Italy 20 compare
  15. 1 Japan 20 compare
  16. 1 Lithuania 20 compare
  17. 1 Luxembourg 20 compare
  18. 1 Mauritius 20 compare
  19. 1 Mongolia 20 compare
  20. 1 Netherlands 20 compare
  21. 1 New Zealand 20 compare
  22. 1 Norway 20 compare
  23. 1 Poland 20 compare
  24. 1 Portugal 20 compare
  25. 1 Slovakia 20 compare
  26. 1 Slovenia 20 compare
  27. 1 Spain 20 compare
  28. 1 Sweden 20 compare
  29. 1 Switzerland 20 compare
  30. 1 Taiwan 20 compare
  31. 1 Uruguay 20 compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is distribution of democracy index in Cape Verde?
Distribution of democracy index in Cape Verde was 20 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest distribution of democracy index recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 20 in 2001.
What is the lowest distribution of democracy index recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1975.
How does Cape Verde rank for distribution of democracy index?
Cape Verde ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Is distribution of democracy index rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).