Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Elected parliament and government
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Cape Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Cape Verde |
| 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 elected parliament and government, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.