Bahamas vs Palau: Full democracy
Bahamas
1
in 2025
Palau
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Palau rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Bahamas
- Palau
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in Palau, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Palau ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Bahamas |
| 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, Bahamas or Palau?
- Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Bahamas and Palau?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Palau?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Palau rank globally for full democracy?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Palau 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
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).