Cape Verde vs Palau: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Palau
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Palau ahead.

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

Across the 9 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Palau Difference Ahead
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.5 0.2 0.3 Cape Verde
1980s 1 6.5 5.5 Palau
1990s 6.3 7 0.7 Palau
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 Palau?
Cape Verde, at 7 against 7 in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Palau?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Palau?
79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Palau rank globally for democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Palau 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).