Cape Verde vs South Korea: Democracy
Cape Verde
2
in 2018
South Korea
2
in 2018
Cape Verde rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- South Korea
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cape Verde or South Korea?
- Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in South Korea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and South Korea?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and South Korea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Cape Verde and South Korea rank globally for democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).