Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
United Kingdom
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Sri Lanka
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sri Lanka 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.
Sri Lanka 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 | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Sri Lanka or United Kingdom?
- Sri Lanka, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Sri Lanka and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Kingdom?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and United Kingdom rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Sri Lanka 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.