Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Full democracy

Kiribati
1
in 2025
Tuvalu
1
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Kiribati
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1 against 1 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4 0.4 0
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 Tuvalu?
Kiribati, at 1 against 1 in Tuvalu as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
0, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for full democracy?
Kiribati ranks 1st and Tuvalu 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+).