Cape Verde vs Malta: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Malta
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How they compare

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

Across all 186 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

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

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Malta Difference Ahead
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 1.2 1.2 Malta
1860s 0 2 2 Malta
1870s 0 2 2 Malta
1880s 0 2 2 Malta
1890s 0 2 2 Malta
1900s 0 2 2 Malta
1910s 0 2 2 Malta
1920s 0 2 2 Malta
1930s 0 1.6 1.6 Malta
1940s 0 3.2 3.2 Malta
1950s 0 6.1 6.1 Malta
1960s 0 7 7 Malta
1970s 0.5 7 6.5 Malta
1980s 1 7 6 Malta
1990s 6.3 7 0.7 Malta
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 Malta?
Cape Verde, at 7 against 7 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Malta?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malta?
186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Malta rank globally for democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Malta 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).