Cape Verde vs Gambia: Free and fair elections

Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Gambia
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Gambia rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Gambia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Gambia ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 0.8889 0.1111 Cape Verde
2000s 1 0.5 0.5 Cape Verde
2010s 1 0.4 0.6 Cape Verde
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Cape Verde or Gambia?
Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Cape Verde and Gambia?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for free and fair elections?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Gambia 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.