Israel vs Ukraine: Electoral democracy

Israel
1
in 2025
Ukraine
1
in 2025
Israel rank
1st
Ukraine rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Israel
  • Ukraine
00.20.40.60.81192219732025

How they compare

Israel currently reports 1 against 1 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Ukraine ahead.

Israel ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Ukraine Difference Ahead
1940s 0.5 0 0.5 Israel
1950s 1 0 1 Israel
1960s 1 0 1 Israel
1970s 1 0 1 Israel
1980s 1 0 1 Israel
1990s 1 0.6 0.4 Israel
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, Israel or Ukraine?
Israel, at 1 against 1 in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Israel and Ukraine?
0, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Ukraine?
78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
How do Israel and Ukraine rank globally for electoral democracy?
Israel ranks 1st and Ukraine 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).