Mongolia vs Sri Lanka: Electoral democracy

Mongolia
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Mongolia rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Mongolia
  • Sri Lanka
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Mongolia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0.5 0.5 Sri Lanka
1950s 0 2 2 Sri Lanka
1960s 0 2 2 Sri Lanka
1970s 0 2 2 Sri Lanka
1980s 0 1.3 1.3 Sri Lanka
1990s 1.9 1.5 0.4 Mongolia
2000s 2 1.3 0.7 Mongolia
2010s 2 1.5 0.5 Mongolia
2020s 1.83 2 0.1667 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Mongolia or Sri Lanka?
Mongolia, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Mongolia and Sri Lanka?
0, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sri Lanka?
115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Sri Lanka rank globally for electoral democracy?
Mongolia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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

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