Cape Verde vs Italy: Competitive elections
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Cape Verde
- Italy
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
Across all 165 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 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 Italy?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Cape Verde and Italy?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Italy?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Italy rank globally for competitive elections?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Italy 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.