Kiribati vs USSR: Full democracy

Kiribati
1
in 2025
USSR
0
in 1990
Kiribati rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Kiribati
  • USSR
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1922 it was USSR ahead.

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

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.2 0 0.2 Kiribati
1980s 1 0 1 Kiribati
1990s 1 0 1 Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Kiribati or USSR?
Kiribati, at 1 against 0 in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Kiribati and USSR?
1, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and USSR?
69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
How do Kiribati and USSR rank globally for full democracy?
Kiribati ranks 1st and USSR 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+).