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
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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

Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.