Which has higher age of electoral democracy, Saint Lucia or United States?

United States, at 61 years against 59 years in Saint Lucia as of 2025.

What is the difference in age of electoral democracy between Saint Lucia and United States?

2 years, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and United States?

59 years are reported by both, from 1967 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.

Saint Lucia vs United States: Age of electoral democracy

Saint Lucia

59 years

in 2025

United States

61 years

in 2025

Saint Lucia rank

32nd

United States rank

29th

Age of electoral democracy over time

Saint Lucia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 61 years against 59 years in Saint Lucia, a difference of 2 years.

Across all 59 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Saint Lucia ranks 32nd and United States ranks 29th of 144 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saint Lucia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2 years	4 years	2 years	United States
1970s	8.5 years	10.5 years	2 years	United States
1980s	18.5 years	20.5 years	2 years	United States
1990s	28.5 years	30.5 years	2 years	United States
2000s	38.5 years	40.5 years	2 years	United States
2010s	48.5 years	50.5 years	2 years	United States
2020s	56.5 years	58.5 years	2 years	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age of electoral democracy, Saint Lucia or United States?: United States, at 61 years against 59 years in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age of electoral democracy between Saint Lucia and United States?: 2 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and United States?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
How do Saint Lucia and United States rank globally for age of electoral democracy?: Saint Lucia ranks 32nd and United States ranks 29th 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: 28 August 2026

Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.