Cape Verde vs Taiwan: Competitive elections
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Cape Verde
- Taiwan
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Taiwan ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Cape Verde |
| 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 Taiwan?
- Cape Verde, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Cape Verde and Taiwan?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Taiwan rank globally for competitive elections?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Taiwan 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.