Cape Verde vs USSR: Democracy
Cape Verde
7
in 2025
USSR
3
in 1990
Cape Verde rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- USSR
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 7 against 3 in USSR, a difference of 4.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.3 times USSR's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | USSR |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 | 2 | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cape Verde or USSR?
- Cape Verde, at 7 against 3 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and USSR?
- 4, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Cape Verde and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and USSR 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).