Mongolia vs South Africa: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Mongolia
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Mongolia rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Mongolia
- South Africa
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was South Africa ahead.
Mongolia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Mongolia |
| 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, Mongolia or South Africa?
- Mongolia, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Mongolia and South Africa?
- 0, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Africa?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and South Africa rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Mongolia ranks 1st and South Africa 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).