Cape Verde vs Kenya: Free and fair elections
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Kenya
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Cape Verde
- Kenya
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Kenya 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 | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Cape Verde or Kenya?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Cape Verde and Kenya?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kenya?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Kenya rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Kenya 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.