Cape Verde vs Fiji: Democracy
Cape Verde
7
in 2025
Fiji
7
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Fiji rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Fiji
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 7 against 7 in Fiji, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Fiji ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Fiji ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Fiji in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Fiji |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Fiji |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Fiji |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Fiji |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Fiji |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Fiji |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Fiji |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 6 | 5.5 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Fiji |
| 1990s | 6.3 | 5 | 1.3 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7 | 2.1 | 4.9 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 7 | 6.5 | 0.5 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cape Verde or Fiji?
- Cape Verde, at 7 against 7 in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Fiji?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Fiji?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Fiji rank globally for democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Fiji 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).