How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Cape Verde

0.72

in 2025

Lesotho

0.715

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

56th

Lesotho rank

57th

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Cape Verde
Lesotho

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.72 against 0.715 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 56th and Lesotho ranks 57th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.113	0.32	0.207	Lesotho
1910s	0.113	0.32	0.207	Lesotho
1920s	0.113	0.32	0.207	Lesotho
1930s	0.1255	0.32	0.1945	Lesotho
1940s	0.129	0.362	0.233	Lesotho
1950s	0.129	0.371	0.242	Lesotho
1960s	0.1291	0.4831	0.354	Lesotho
1970s	0.3803	0.619	0.2387	Lesotho
1980s	0.6898	0.6242	0.0656	Cape Verde
1990s	0.7368	0.7384	0.0016	Lesotho
2000s	0.7786	0.7994	0.0208	Lesotho
2010s	0.7843	0.7967	0.0124	Lesotho
2020s	0.7395	0.7568	0.0173	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Cape Verde or Lesotho?: Cape Verde, at 0.72 against 0.715 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 0.005, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?: Cape Verde ranks 56th and Lesotho ranks 57th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.