Kiribati vs Nauru: Full democracy
Kiribati
1
in 2025
Nauru
1
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Kiribati
- Nauru
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1 against 1 in Nauru, a difference of 0.
Across all 134 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Nauru |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Nauru |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 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, Kiribati or Nauru?
- Kiribati, at 1 against 1 in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Kiribati and Nauru?
- 0, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for full democracy?
- Kiribati ranks 1st and Nauru 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+).