South Africa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Electoral democracy
South Africa
2
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
2
in 2025
South Africa rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- South Africa
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2 against 2 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
South Africa ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 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, South Africa or Trinidad and Tobago?
- South Africa, at 2 against 2 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for electoral democracy?
- South Africa ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.