Cape Verde vs New Zealand: Competitive elections
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Cape Verde
- New Zealand
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Cape Verde or New Zealand?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Cape Verde and New Zealand?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and New Zealand rank globally for competitive elections?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.