Cape Verde vs Papua New Guinea: Universal right to vote in practice
Cape Verde
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cape Verde
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Cape Verde or Papua New Guinea?
- Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).