Cape Verde vs Spain: Democracy

Cape Verde
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Cape Verde rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Spain
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 1 1.4 0.4 Spain
1980s 1 2 1 Spain
1990s 1.9 2 0.1 Spain
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 Spain?
Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Spain?
0, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Spain?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Cape Verde and Spain rank globally for democracy?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).