Brazil vs Cape Verde: Competitive elections
Brazil
1
in 2025
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Cape Verde rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Brazil
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Brazil or Cape Verde?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Brazil and Cape Verde?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cape Verde?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Cape Verde rank globally for competitive elections?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.