San Marino vs USSR: Electoral democracy

San Marino
1
in 2025
USSR
0
in 1990
San Marino rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • San Marino
  • USSR
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

San Marino 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.

San Marino ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade San Marino USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.3 0 0.3 San Marino
1960s 1 0 1 San Marino
1970s 1 0 1 San Marino
1980s 1 0 1 San Marino
1990s 1 0 1 San Marino

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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

Individual pages

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).