Bahamas vs USSR: Full democracy

Bahamas
1
in 2025
USSR
0
in 1990
Bahamas rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Bahamas
  • USSR
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1922 it was USSR ahead.

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

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.6 0 0.6 Bahamas
1970s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1980s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1990s 1 0 1 Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Bahamas or USSR?
Bahamas, at 1 against 0 in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Bahamas and USSR?
1, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and USSR?
69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
How do Bahamas and USSR rank globally for full democracy?
Bahamas ranks 1st and USSR 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+).