Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Cape Verde
100.0%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
100.0%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Cape Verde
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 56.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 80.0% | 20.0% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?
- Cape Verde, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.