Nauru vs Tuvalu: Electoral democracy
Nauru
1
in 2025
Tuvalu
1
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Nauru
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 1 against 1 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Nauru |
| 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, Nauru or Tuvalu?
- Nauru, at 1 against 1 in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Nauru and Tuvalu?
- 0, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tuvalu?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Tuvalu rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Nauru ranks 1st and Tuvalu 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).