India vs Pakistan: Full democracy
India
0
in 2025
Pakistan
0
in 2025
India rank
78th
Pakistan rank
78th
Full democracy over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 0 against 0 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Pakistan ahead.
India ranks 78th and Pakistan ranks 78th of 197 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1970s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | India |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | India |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 0 against 0 in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between India and Pakistan?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for full democracy?
- India ranks 78th and Pakistan ranks 78th 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+).