Cape Verde vs Iraq: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Cape Verde
100.0%
in 2025
Iraq
100.0%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Cape Verde
- Iraq
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Iraq, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iraq ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 56.0% | 50.0% | 6.0% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 95.0% | 5.0% | 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 Iraq?
- Cape Verde, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Cape Verde and Iraq?
- 0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Iraq rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Iraq 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.