Australia vs Bahamas: Full democracy

Australia
1
in 2025
Bahamas
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Bahamas rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Australia
  • Bahamas
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bahamas ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Bahamas ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Bahamas Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0.9 0 0.9 Australia
1910s 0.5 0 0.5 Australia
1920s 1 0 1 Australia
1930s 0.9 0 0.9 Australia
1940s 0.4 0 0.4 Australia
1950s 1 0 1 Australia
1960s 1 0.6 0.4 Australia
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Australia or Bahamas?
Australia, at 1 against 1 in Bahamas as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Australia and Bahamas?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bahamas?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Australia and Bahamas rank globally for full democracy?
Australia ranks 1st and Bahamas ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).