Bulgaria vs Cabo Verde: Democracy

Bulgaria
6
in 2025
Cabo Verde
6
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Cabo Verde rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Cabo Verde
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 6 against 6 in Cabo Verde, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cabo Verde ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Cabo Verde ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Cabo Verde in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Cabo Verde Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 1.8 0 1.8 Bulgaria
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0.3 0.3 Cabo Verde
1980s 0 3 3 Cabo Verde
1990s 6 6.6 0.6 Cabo Verde
2000s 6 7 1 Cabo Verde
2010s 6 6.8 0.8 Cabo Verde
2020s 6 6 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bulgaria or Cabo Verde?
Bulgaria, at 6 against 6 in Cabo Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Cabo Verde?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cabo Verde?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Cabo Verde rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Cabo Verde ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.