Cape Verde vs Estonia: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Estonia
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How they compare

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

Across all 109 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

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

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Estonia Difference Ahead
1910s 0 4.67 4.67 Estonia
1920s 0 6 6 Estonia
1930s 0 3 3 Estonia
1940s 0 1 1 Estonia
1950s 0 1 1 Estonia
1960s 0 1 1 Estonia
1970s 0.5 1 0.5 Estonia
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 6.3 6.6 0.3 Estonia
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 Estonia?
Cape Verde, at 7 against 7 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Estonia?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Estonia?
109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Estonia rank globally for democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Estonia 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).