Argentina vs Cape Verde: Democracy
Argentina
7
in 2025
Cape Verde
7
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Cape Verde rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Argentina
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 7 against 7 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Argentina |
| 1820s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Argentina |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1860s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Argentina |
| 1870s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Argentina |
| 1880s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Argentina |
| 1890s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Argentina |
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Argentina |
| 1910s | 4.6 | 0 | 4.6 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 5 | Argentina |
| 1930s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Argentina |
| 1940s | 3.2 | 0 | 3.2 | Argentina |
| 1950s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Argentina |
| 1960s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | Argentina |
| 1980s | 4.6 | 1 | 3.6 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 7 | 6.3 | 0.7 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Cape Verde?
- Argentina, at 7 against 7 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Cape Verde?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cape Verde?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Cape Verde rank globally for democracy?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).