Which has higher age of electoral democracy, Kiribati or Micronesia (country)?

Kiribati, at 48 years against 47 years in Micronesia (country) as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?

47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kiribati vs Micronesia (country): Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index)

Kiribati

48 years

in 2025

Micronesia (country)

47 years

in 2025

Kiribati rank

44th

Micronesia (country) rank

47th

Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time

Kiribati
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 48 years against 47 years in Micronesia (country), a difference of 1 years.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 44th and Micronesia (country) ranks 47th of 144 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2 years	1 years	1 years	Kiribati
1980s	7.5 years	6.5 years	1 years	Kiribati
1990s	17.5 years	16.5 years	1 years	Kiribati
2000s	27.5 years	26.5 years	1 years	Kiribati
2010s	37.5 years	36.5 years	1 years	Kiribati
2020s	45.5 years	44.5 years	1 years	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age of electoral democracy, Kiribati or Micronesia (country)?: Kiribati, at 48 years against 47 years in Micronesia (country) as of 2025.
What is the difference in age of electoral democracy between Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?: 1 years, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Micronesia (country) rank globally for age of electoral democracy?: Kiribati ranks 44th and Micronesia (country) ranks 47th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Age of electoral democracy
Unit: years
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 6,588 data points, 1893–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.