Cape Verde vs Liberia: Competitive elections
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Liberia
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Cape Verde
- Liberia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Liberia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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 Liberia?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Cape Verde and Liberia?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Liberia?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Liberia rank globally for competitive elections?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Liberia 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.