Bahamas vs Cape Verde: Free country
Bahamas
2
in 2025
Cape Verde
2
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Cape Verde rank
1st
Free country over time
- Bahamas
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2 against 2 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1111 | 1.89 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, Bahamas or Cape Verde?
- Bahamas, at 2 against 2 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country between Bahamas and Cape Verde?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Cape Verde?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Cape Verde rank globally for free country?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).