Cape Verde vs Saint Lucia: Democracy
Cape Verde
7
in 2025
Saint Lucia
7
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Saint Lucia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 7 against 7 in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Saint Lucia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 6 | 5.5 | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 1 | 7 | 6 | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 6.3 | 7 | 0.7 | Saint Lucia |
| 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 Saint Lucia?
- Cape Verde, at 7 against 7 in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Saint Lucia rank globally for democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Saint Lucia 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).