Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Free and fair elections
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Cape Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Lesotho 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.