Solomon Islands vs United States: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Solomon Islands
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Solomon Islands rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Solomon Islands
- United States
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 133 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Solomon Islands ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | United States |
| 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, Solomon Islands or United States?
- Solomon Islands, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Solomon Islands and United States?
- 0, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and United States?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2025.
- How do Solomon Islands and United States rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Solomon Islands ranks 1st and United States 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).