Cape Verde vs Croatia: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Croatia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Croatia ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Croatia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Croatia Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 4.5 4.5 Croatia
1930s 0 1.9 1.9 Croatia
1940s 0 0.8 0.8 Croatia
1950s 0 1 1 Croatia
1960s 0 1 1 Croatia
1970s 0.5 1 0.5 Croatia
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 6.3 6 0.3 Cape Verde
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, Cape Verde or Croatia?
Cape Verde, at 7 against 7 in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Croatia?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Croatia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Croatia rank globally for democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Croatia 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).