Marshall Islands vs United States: Electoral democracy
Marshall Islands
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Marshall Islands
- United States
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 151 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United States |
| 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, Marshall Islands or United States?
- Marshall Islands, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Marshall Islands and United States?
- 0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and United States?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and United States rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Marshall Islands ranks 1st and United States 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
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).