Cape Verde vs Romania: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Romania
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Romania ahead.

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

Across the 25 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Romania Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0.4 0.4 Romania
1840s 0 0.6 0.6 Romania
1850s 0 0.6 0.6 Romania
1860s 0 1.6 1.6 Romania
1870s 0 2 2 Romania
1880s 0 2 2 Romania
1890s 0 2 2 Romania
1900s 0 2 2 Romania
1910s 0 2.3 2.3 Romania
1920s 0 2.6 2.6 Romania
1930s 0 1.9 1.9 Romania
1940s 0 0.6 0.6 Romania
1950s 0 1 1 Romania
1960s 0 1 1 Romania
1970s 0.5 1 0.5 Romania
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 6.3 5.4 0.9 Cape Verde
2000s 7 6.4 0.6 Cape Verde
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 Romania?
Cape Verde, at 7 against 7 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Romania?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Romania?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Romania rank globally for democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Romania 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).