Cape Verde vs Papua New Guinea: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Cape Verde
100.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
100.0%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Cape Verde
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Papua New 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% | 45.0% | 45.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 56.0% | 100.0% | 44.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Cape Verde, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Papua New 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.