Which has higher electoral democracy, United States or Vanuatu?

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

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

United States vs Vanuatu: Electoral democracy

United States

in 2025

Vanuatu

in 2025

United States rank

1st

Vanuatu rank

1st

Electoral democracy over time

United States
Vanuatu

How they compare

United States 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 States ahead.

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

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1900s	1	0	1	United States
1910s	1	0	1	United States
1920s	2	0	2	United States
1930s	2	0	2	United States
1940s	2	0	2	United States
1950s	2	0	2	United States
1960s	2	0	2	United States
1970s	2	0.3	1.7	United States
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 States or Vanuatu?: United States, at 2 against 2 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between United States and Vanuatu?: 0, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vanuatu?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do United States and Vanuatu rank globally for electoral democracy?: United States 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

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.