Botswana vs Cape Verde: Free and fair elections
Botswana
1
in 2025
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Cape Verde rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Botswana
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Botswana or Cape Verde?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Botswana and Cape Verde?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cape Verde?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Cape Verde rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.