Italy vs Sri Lanka: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Italy
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Italy |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Italy ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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).