Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Fiji or Solomon Islands?

Fiji, at 0.406 against 0.395 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Solomon Islands?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs Solomon Islands: Deliberative Democracy Index

Fiji

0.406

in 2025

Solomon Islands

0.395

in 2025

Fiji rank

73rd

Solomon Islands rank

75th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Fiji
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 0.406 against 0.395 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 73rd and Solomon Islands ranks 75th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 10 and Solomon Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0886	0.055	0.0336	Fiji
1910s	0.096	0.0532	0.0428	Fiji
1920s	0.0951	0.065	0.0301	Fiji
1930s	0.093	0.0639	0.0291	Fiji
1940s	0.0867	0.0632	0.0235	Fiji
1950s	0.1533	0.0758	0.0775	Fiji
1960s	0.2134	0.1613	0.0521	Fiji
1970s	0.4352	0.212	0.2232	Fiji
1980s	0.3403	0.3097	0.0306	Fiji
1990s	0.3239	0.3154	0.0085	Fiji
2000s	0.2052	0.3148	0.1096	Solomon Islands
2010s	0.2124	0.3647	0.1523	Solomon Islands
2020s	0.3535	0.3788	0.0253	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Fiji or Solomon Islands?: Fiji, at 0.406 against 0.395 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Fiji and Solomon Islands?: 0.011, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Solomon Islands?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Solomon Islands rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Fiji ranks 73rd and Solomon Islands ranks 75th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.