Cape Verde vs Mauritius: Universal right to vote in practice
Cape Verde
2
in 2025
Mauritius
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cape Verde
- Mauritius
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mauritius |
| 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 Mauritius?
- Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cape Verde and Mauritius?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritius?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Mauritius rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Mauritius 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).