Cape Verde vs Guatemala: Competitive elections
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Guatemala
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Cape Verde
- Guatemala
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
Across all 220 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Guatemala |
| 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, Cape Verde or Guatemala?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Cape Verde and Guatemala?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guatemala?
- 220 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Guatemala rank globally for competitive elections?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Guatemala 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.
Individual pages
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.