Cape Verde vs Panama: Free and Fair Elections Index
Cape Verde
0.836
in 2025
Panama
0.84
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
54th
Panama rank
52nd
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Cape Verde
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.84 against 0.836 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 54th and Panama ranks 52nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.2077 | 0.2077 | Panama |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2406 | 0.2406 | Panama |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2777 | 0.2777 | Panama |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.2751 | 0.2751 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.192 | 0.192 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.2573 | 0.2573 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.2232 | 0.2232 | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.0205 | 0.0674 | 0.0469 | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.4205 | 0.0625 | 0.358 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.7404 | 0.7667 | 0.0263 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.8283 | 0.8271 | 0.0012 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.8638 | 0.8594 | 0.0044 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.846 | 0.8545 | 0.0085 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Cape Verde or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.84 against 0.836 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Cape Verde and Panama?
- 0.004, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Panama rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Cape Verde ranks 54th and Panama ranks 52nd 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.