Cape Verde vs Turkmenistan: Universal right to vote in practice
Cape Verde
2
in 2025
Turkmenistan
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cape Verde
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Cape Verde |
| 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 Turkmenistan?
- Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cape Verde and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Turkmenistan?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Turkmenistan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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).