Cape Verde vs East Timor: Political opposition

Cape Verde
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Cape Verde
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was East Timor ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde East Timor Difference Ahead
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
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 0.3 0.3 East Timor
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.9 0 0.9 Cape Verde
2000s 1 0.9 0.1 Cape Verde
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political opposition, Cape Verde or East Timor?
Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Cape Verde and East Timor?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and East Timor?
167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and East Timor rank globally for political opposition?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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