Which has higher electoral democracy, Cyprus or United Kingdom?

Cyprus, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United Kingdom?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (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.

Cyprus vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracy

Cyprus

in 2025

United Kingdom

in 2025

Cyprus rank

1st

United Kingdom rank

1st

Electoral democracy over time

Cyprus
United Kingdom

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 176 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	1	1	United Kingdom
1910s	0	1.1	1.1	United Kingdom
1920s	0	2	2	United Kingdom
1930s	0	2	2	United Kingdom
1940s	0	2	2	United Kingdom
1950s	0	2	2	United Kingdom
1960s	1	2	1	United Kingdom
1970s	1.5	2	0.5	United Kingdom
1980s	2	2	0	—
1990s	2	2	0	—
2000s	2	2	0	—
2010s	2	2	0	—
2020s	2	2	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Cyprus or United Kingdom?: Cyprus, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Cyprus and United Kingdom?: 0, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United Kingdom?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and United Kingdom rank globally for electoral democracy?: Cyprus ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (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

Indicator: Electoral democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.