Cape Verde vs Peru: Democracy

Cape Verde
6
in 2025
Peru
6
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
42nd
Peru rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Peru
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 6 against 6 in Peru, a difference of 0.

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

Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Peru ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Peru Difference Ahead
1900s 0 3 3 Peru
1910s 0 2.4 2.4 Peru
1920s 0 3 3 Peru
1930s 0 0.9 0.9 Peru
1940s 0 2.4 2.4 Peru
1950s 0 1.2 1.2 Peru
1960s 0 2.1 2.1 Peru
1970s 0.3 0 0.3 Cape Verde
1980s 3 5.7 2.7 Peru
1990s 6.6 2.7 3.9 Cape Verde
2000s 7 5.7 1.3 Cape Verde
2010s 6.8 6 0.8 Cape Verde
2020s 6 6 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cape Verde or Peru?
Cape Verde, at 6 against 6 in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Peru?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Peru?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Peru rank globally for democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Peru 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.