How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritania?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Mauritania: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Cape Verde

0.538

in 2025

Mauritania

0.531

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

86th

Mauritania rank

89th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Cape Verde
Mauritania

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.538 against 0.531 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 86th and Mauritania ranks 89th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.059	0.045	0.014	Cape Verde
1910s	0.059	0.045	0.014	Cape Verde
1920s	0.059	0.045	0.014	Cape Verde
1930s	0.0508	0.045	0.0058	Cape Verde
1940s	0.053	0.065	0.012	Mauritania
1950s	0.067	0.085	0.018	Mauritania
1960s	0.068	0.1772	0.1092	Mauritania
1970s	0.1307	0.1671	0.0364	Mauritania
1980s	0.2	0.1219	0.0781	Cape Verde
1990s	0.4594	0.2307	0.2287	Cape Verde
2000s	0.505	0.2526	0.2524	Cape Verde
2010s	0.5113	0.311	0.2003	Cape Verde
2020s	0.5313	0.5222	0.0092	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Cape Verde or Mauritania?: Cape Verde, at 0.538 against 0.531 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Cape Verde and Mauritania?: 0.007, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritania?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Mauritania rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Cape Verde ranks 86th and Mauritania ranks 89th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.