Cape Verde vs South Africa: Free and fair elections row

Cape Verde
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Free and fair elections row over time

  • Cape Verde
  • South Africa
00.20.40.60.81191019672025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 1st and South Africa 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 South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1 0 1 Cape Verde
1980s 1 0 1 Cape Verde
1990s 1 0.6 0.4 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 row, Cape Verde or South Africa?
Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections row between Cape Verde and South Africa?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and South Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and South Africa rank globally for free and fair elections row?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections row. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

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