Cape Verde vs Niger: Free and fair elections
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Niger
1
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
1st
Niger rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Cape Verde
- Niger
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Niger, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Cape Verde |
| 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 Niger?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Cape Verde and Niger?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Niger?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Niger rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Niger 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.