South Africa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Electoral democracy
South Africa
1
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
1
in 2025
South Africa rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- South Africa
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 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, South Africa or Trinidad and Tobago?
- South Africa, at 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for electoral democracy?
- South Africa ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago 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).