Cape Verde vs Portugal: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions

Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.