Cape Verde vs Namibia: Political civil liberties index

Cape Verde
0.893
in 2025
Namibia
0.896
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
38th
Namibia rank
36th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.896 against 0.893 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 36th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 8 and Namibia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Namibia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.113 0.0915 0.0215 Cape Verde
1910s 0.1145 0.098 0.0165 Cape Verde
1920s 0.1074 0.1135 0.0061 Namibia
1930s 0.0745 0.118 0.0435 Namibia
1940s 0.066 0.111 0.045 Namibia
1950s 0.084 0.099 0.015 Namibia
1960s 0.084 0.106 0.022 Namibia
1970s 0.303 0.1132 0.1898 Cape Verde
1980s 0.5495 0.2638 0.2857 Cape Verde
1990s 0.8877 0.8844 0.0033 Cape Verde
2000s 0.9206 0.8863 0.0343 Cape Verde
2010s 0.9251 0.8914 0.0337 Cape Verde
2020s 0.9113 0.8707 0.0407 Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Cape Verde or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.896 against 0.893 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Cape Verde and Namibia?
0.003, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Namibia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Namibia rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Cape Verde ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 36th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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