Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Cape Verde
2.49
in 2025
Costa Rica
2.29
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
6th
Costa Rica rank
7th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2.49 against 2.29 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.43 | 0.147 | 1.57 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | -1.43 | 0.147 | 1.57 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | -1.43 | 0.147 | 1.57 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | -1.43 | 0.147 | 1.57 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | -1.43 | 0.3743 | 1.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | -1.43 | 1.36 | 2.79 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | -1.43 | 1.62 | 3.05 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.074 | 2.47 | 2.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.64 | 2.47 | 0.834 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.94 | 2.28 | 0.333 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.28 | 0.2234 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.69 | 2.33 | 0.3548 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 2.76 | 2.29 | 0.4755 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Cape Verde, at 2.49 against 2.29 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.2, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Cape Verde ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.