Australia vs Tuvalu: Full democracy

Australia
1
in 2025
Tuvalu
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Australia
  • Tuvalu
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Australia ahead.

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

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1970s 1 0.4 0.6 Australia
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 Tuvalu?
Australia, at 1 against 1 in Tuvalu as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Australia and Tuvalu?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tuvalu?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Australia and Tuvalu rank globally for full democracy?
Australia ranks 1st and Tuvalu 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.

Individual pages

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+).