Nauru vs USSR: Electoral democracy

Nauru
1
in 2025
USSR
0
in 1990
Nauru rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Nauru
  • USSR
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 1 against 0 in USSR, a difference of 1.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1922 it was USSR ahead.

Nauru ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.4 0 0.4 Nauru
1970s 1 0 1 Nauru
1980s 1 0 1 Nauru
1990s 1 0 1 Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Nauru or USSR?
Nauru, at 1 against 0 in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Nauru and USSR?
1, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and USSR?
69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
How do Nauru and USSR rank globally for electoral democracy?
Nauru ranks 1st and USSR 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).