Key features of electoral democracy in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Key features of electoral democracy was 0.745 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of electoral democracy in Cape Verde, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of electoral democracy in Cape Verde is 0.745, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of electoral democracy in Cape Verde peaked at 0.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.017, in 1933.
That places Cape Verde 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.023 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0261 | 0.026 | 0.027 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0244 | 0.022 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0183 | 0.017 | 0.022 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.022 | 0.022 | 0.022 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.022 | 0.022 | 0.022 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0977 | 0.022 | 0.194 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2942 | 0.166 | 0.321 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6984 | 0.338 | 0.778 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7725 | 0.762 | 0.782 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7908 | 0.779 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7615 | 0.745 | 0.793 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 37 United Kingdom 0.772 compare
- 38 Poland 0.768 compare
- 39 Seychelles 0.76 compare
- 40 Italy 0.745 compare
- 42 South Africa 0.743 compare
- 43 Greece 0.741 compare
More social development data for Cape Verde
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.907 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.631 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.745 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.874 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.857 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.458 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of electoral democracy in Cape Verde?
- Key features of electoral democracy in Cape Verde was 0.745 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2016.
- What is the lowest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 in 1933.
- How does Cape Verde rank for key features of electoral democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of electoral democracy rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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