San Marino vs Sri Lanka: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
San Marino
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
San Marino rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- San Marino
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
San Marino ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, San Marino averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | San Marino | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | San Marino |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | San Marino |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, San Marino or Sri Lanka?
- San Marino, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between San Marino and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and Sri Lanka?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do San Marino and Sri Lanka rank globally for electoral democracy?
- San Marino 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).