Cape Verde vs Nauru: Democracy
Cape Verde
7
in 2025
Nauru
7
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Nauru
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 7 against 7 in Nauru, a difference of 0.
Across all 138 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Nauru |
| 1960s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Nauru |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 7 | 6.5 | Nauru |
| 1980s | 1 | 7 | 6 | Nauru |
| 1990s | 6.3 | 7 | 0.7 | Nauru |
| 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 Nauru?
- Cape Verde, at 7 against 7 in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Nauru?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nauru?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Nauru rank globally for democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Nauru 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
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).