Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Competitive elections
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Cape Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lesotho | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Cape Verde |
| 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 Lesotho?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for competitive elections?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Lesotho 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.