Cape Verde vs Poland: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 0 1.5 1.5 Poland
1920s 0 5.3 5.3 Poland
1930s 0 3 3 Poland
1940s 0 1.5 1.5 Poland
1950s 0 1.2 1.2 Poland
1960s 0 0.2 0.2 Poland
1970s 0.3 0 0.3 Cape Verde
1980s 3 0.3 2.7 Cape Verde
1990s 6.6 7.7 1.1 Poland
2000s 7 8.2 1.2 Poland
2010s 6.8 7.5 0.7 Poland
2020s 6 6 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cape Verde or Poland?
Cape Verde, at 6 against 6 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Poland?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Poland?
103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Poland 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.