Cape Verde vs Latvia: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Latvia
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How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Latvia Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 6 6 Latvia
1930s 0 2.4 2.4 Latvia
1940s 0 1 1 Latvia
1950s 0 1 1 Latvia
1960s 0 1 1 Latvia
1970s 0.5 1 0.5 Latvia
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 6.3 6.4 0.1 Latvia
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 Latvia?
Cape Verde, at 7 against 7 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Latvia?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Latvia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Latvia rank globally for democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Latvia 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).