Trinidad and Tobago vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Trinidad and Tobago
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 137 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Trinidad and Tobago or United Kingdom?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Trinidad and Tobago and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and United Kingdom?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and United Kingdom rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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).