Which has higher democracy, Bahamas, The or Cabo Verde?

Bahamas, The, at 7 against 7 in Cabo Verde as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas, The and Cabo Verde?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Lexical Index (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.

Bahamas, The vs Cabo Verde: Democracy

Bahamas, The

in 2025

Cabo Verde

in 2025

Bahamas, The rank

1st

Cabo Verde rank

1st

Democracy over time

Bahamas, The
Cabo Verde

How they compare

Bahamas, The currently reports 7 against 7 in Cabo Verde, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bahamas, The ahead.

Bahamas, The ranks 1st and Cabo Verde ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Bahamas, The has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas, The	Cabo Verde	Difference	Ahead
1780s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1790s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1800s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1810s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1820s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1830s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1840s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1850s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1860s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1870s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1880s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1890s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1900s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1910s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1920s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1930s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1940s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1950s	2	0	2	Bahamas, The
1960s	5	0	5	Bahamas, The
1970s	7	0.5	6.5	Bahamas, The
1980s	7	1	6	Bahamas, The
1990s	7	6.3	0.7	Bahamas, The
2000s	7	7	0	—
2010s	7	7	0	—
2020s	7	7	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bahamas, The or Cabo Verde?: Bahamas, The, at 7 against 7 in Cabo Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bahamas, The and Cabo Verde?: 0, with Bahamas, The ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas, The and Cabo Verde?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bahamas, The and Cabo Verde rank globally for democracy?: Bahamas, The ranks 1st and Cabo Verde ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Lexical Index (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: 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: 07 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).