Cape Verde vs Switzerland: Democracy
Cape Verde
2
in 2018
Switzerland
2
in 2018
Cape Verde rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Switzerland
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 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 Switzerland?
- Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Switzerland?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Switzerland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Cape Verde and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Switzerland 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).