Brazil vs Cape Verde: Democracy

Brazil
7
in 2025
Cape Verde
7
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Cape Verde rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Brazil
  • Cape Verde
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 7 against 7 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 18 and Cape Verde in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 1.6 0 1.6 Brazil
1830s 2 0 2 Brazil
1840s 2 0 2 Brazil
1850s 2 0 2 Brazil
1860s 2 0 2 Brazil
1870s 2 0 2 Brazil
1880s 1.7 0 1.7 Brazil
1890s 2.5 0 2.5 Brazil
1900s 3 0 3 Brazil
1910s 3 0 3 Brazil
1920s 3 0 3 Brazil
1930s 1 0 1 Brazil
1940s 2 0 2 Brazil
1950s 4 0 4 Brazil
1960s 2.8 0 2.8 Brazil
1970s 3 0.5 2.5 Brazil
1980s 4.5 1 3.5 Brazil
1990s 7 6.3 0.7 Brazil
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 6.8 7 0.2 Cape Verde
2020s 6.5 7 0.5 Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Cape Verde?
Brazil, at 7 against 7 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Cape Verde?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cape Verde?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Cape Verde rank globally for democracy?
Brazil ranks 1st and Cape 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

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).