Which has higher electoral democracy, Mongolia or United States?

Mongolia, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and United States?

115 years are reported by both, from 1911 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.

Mongolia vs United States: Electoral democracy

Mongolia

in 2025

United States

in 2025

Mongolia rank

1st

United States rank

1st

Electoral democracy over time

Mongolia
United States

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.

Across all 115 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0	1	1	United States
1920s	0	2	2	United States
1930s	0	2	2	United States
1940s	0	2	2	United States
1950s	0	2	2	United States
1960s	0	2	2	United States
1970s	0	2	2	United States
1980s	0	2	2	United States
1990s	1.9	2	0.1	United States
2000s	2	2	0	—
2010s	2	2	0	—
2020s	1.83	2	0.1667	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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