Cape Verde vs Gambia: Democracy
Cape Verde
2
in 2025
Gambia
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
32nd
Gambia rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Gambia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in Gambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 32nd and Gambia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.89 | 0.8889 | 1 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.83 | 0.1667 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cape Verde or Gambia?
- Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 32nd and Gambia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.