Brazil vs Cape Verde: Free and Fair Elections Index
Brazil
0.838
in 2025
Cape Verde
0.836
in 2025
Brazil rank
53rd
Cape Verde rank
54th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Brazil
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.838 against 0.836 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 53rd and Cape Verde ranks 54th of 176 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0972 | 0 | 0.0972 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.0862 | 0 | 0.0862 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.0854 | 0 | 0.0854 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.0375 | 0 | 0.0375 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.2473 | 0 | 0.2473 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.587 | 0 | 0.587 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.3453 | 0 | 0.3453 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.3139 | 0.0205 | 0.2934 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.4921 | 0.4205 | 0.0716 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.8916 | 0.7404 | 0.1512 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.9149 | 0.8283 | 0.0866 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.9127 | 0.8638 | 0.0489 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.8555 | 0.846 | 0.0095 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Brazil or Cape Verde?
- Brazil, at 0.838 against 0.836 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Brazil and Cape Verde?
- 0.002, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cape Verde?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Cape Verde rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Brazil ranks 53rd and Cape Verde ranks 54th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. 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 registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.