Sri Lanka vs Vanuatu: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1 against 1 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Sri Lanka or Vanuatu?
- Sri Lanka, at 1 against 1 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Vanuatu rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Vanuatu 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).