Cape Verde vs Malawi: Liberal political institutions
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Cape Verde
- Malawi
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malawi ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Cape Verde or Malawi?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Cape Verde and Malawi?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Malawi rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions