Italy vs Slovakia: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Italy
1
in 2025
Slovakia
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Italy
- Slovakia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Slovakia ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 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, Italy or Slovakia?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Italy and Slovakia?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Slovakia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Slovakia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Italy ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 198 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
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).