Cape Verde vs Kenya: Justified Political Positions Score

Cape Verde
2.02
in 2025
Kenya
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
23rd
Kenya rank
24th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Kenya
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 2.02 against 2 in Kenya, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 24th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Kenya Difference Ahead
1900s -1.98 -0.864 1.11 Kenya
1910s -1.98 -0.864 1.11 Kenya
1920s -1.98 -0.864 1.11 Kenya
1930s -1.98 -0.864 1.11 Kenya
1940s -1.98 -0.864 1.11 Kenya
1950s -1.98 -0.5513 1.43 Kenya
1960s -1.98 0.0976 2.08 Kenya
1970s -0.6746 0.144 0.8186 Kenya
1980s 1.1 0.2994 0.8006 Cape Verde
1990s 1.99 1.07 0.9116 Cape Verde
2000s 2.15 1.22 0.9288 Cape Verde
2010s 1.95 1.12 0.8308 Cape Verde
2020s 1.84 1.96 0.1143 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Cape Verde or Kenya?
Cape Verde, at 2.02 against 2 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Cape Verde and Kenya?
0.02, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kenya?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Kenya rank globally for justified political positions score?
Cape Verde ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 24th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.