Cape Verde vs Gabon: Universal right to vote
Cape Verde
2
in 2025
Gabon
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Gabon rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Cape Verde
- Gabon
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in Gabon, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Gabon | 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Gabon |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Gabon |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Gabon |
| 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, Cape Verde or Gabon?
- Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Cape Verde and Gabon?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gabon?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Gabon rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Gabon 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.