Germany vs United States: Full democracy
Germany
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 114 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 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, Germany or United States?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Germany and United States?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for full democracy?
- Germany ranks 1st and United States 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
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).