Cape Verde vs Ecuador: Free and Fair Elections Index
Cape Verde
0.836
in 2025
Ecuador
0.827
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
54th
Ecuador rank
55th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Cape Verde
- Ecuador
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.836 against 0.827 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 54th and Ecuador ranks 55th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.1652 | 0.1652 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.1803 | 0.1803 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.1548 | 0.1548 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.1314 | 0.1314 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1566 | 0.1566 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.4159 | 0.4159 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.2247 | 0.2247 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.0205 | 0.0947 | 0.0742 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.4205 | 0.7778 | 0.3573 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.7404 | 0.7935 | 0.0531 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.8283 | 0.7814 | 0.0469 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.8638 | 0.7069 | 0.1569 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.846 | 0.7752 | 0.0708 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Cape Verde or Ecuador?
- Cape Verde, at 0.836 against 0.827 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Cape Verde and Ecuador?
- 0.009, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ecuador?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Ecuador rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Cape Verde ranks 54th and Ecuador ranks 55th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.