Cape Verde vs Japan: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Cape Verde
2.49
in 2025
Japan
2.9
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
6th
Japan rank
4th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Cape Verde
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.9 against 2.49 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.41.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.43 | 1.07 | 2.5 | Japan |
| 1910s | -1.43 | 1.07 | 2.5 | Japan |
| 1920s | -1.43 | 1.07 | 2.5 | Japan |
| 1930s | -1.43 | 0.9826 | 2.41 | Japan |
| 1940s | -1.43 | 1.21 | 2.64 | Japan |
| 1950s | -1.43 | 2.07 | 3.5 | Japan |
| 1960s | -1.43 | 2.07 | 3.5 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.074 | 2.07 | 2 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.64 | 2.07 | 0.435 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.94 | 2.07 | 0.129 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.07 | 0.4274 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.69 | 2.07 | 0.618 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 2.76 | 2.9 | 0.1385 | Japan |
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 Japan?
- Japan, at 2.9 against 2.49 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Cape Verde and Japan?
- 0.41, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Japan rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Cape Verde ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th 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.