India vs Sri Lanka: Full democracy
India
0
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0
in 2025
India rank
78th
Sri Lanka rank
78th
Full democracy over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
India currently reports 0 against 0 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
India ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Sri Lanka?
- India, at 0 against 0 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for full democracy?
- India ranks 78th and Sri Lanka 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+).