India vs San Marino: Electoral democracy

India
1
in 2025
San Marino
1
in 2025
India rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • India
  • San Marino
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How they compare

India currently reports 1 against 1 in San Marino, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was San Marino ahead.

India ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India San Marino Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
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 1 0.3 0.7 India
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, India or San Marino?
India, at 1 against 1 in San Marino as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between India and San Marino?
0, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and San Marino?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do India and San Marino rank globally for electoral democracy?
India ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).