Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Democracy
Democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 7 against 7 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 6.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cape Verde, at 7 against 7 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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).