United Kingdom vs Vanuatu: Electoral democracy
United Kingdom
2
in 2025
Vanuatu
2
in 2025
United Kingdom rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- United Kingdom
- Vanuatu
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 2 against 2 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Kingdom ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 1st and Vanuatu 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 | United Kingdom | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 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, United Kingdom or Vanuatu?
- United Kingdom, at 2 against 2 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between United Kingdom and Vanuatu?
- 0, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Vanuatu?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do United Kingdom and Vanuatu rank globally for electoral democracy?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st and Vanuatu 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.