Cape Verde vs Canada: Universal right to vote in practice
Cape Verde
2
in 2025
Canada
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cape Verde
- Canada
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in Canada, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Cape Verde or Canada?
- Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cape Verde and Canada?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Canada?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Canada rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).