Cape Verde vs Samoa: Competitive elections
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Cape Verde
- Samoa
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Samoa |
| 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 Samoa?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Samoa rank globally for competitive elections?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Samoa 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.