Mongolia vs United States: Full democracy
Mongolia
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Mongolia rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Mongolia
- United States
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 115 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United States |
| 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, Mongolia or United States?
- Mongolia, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Mongolia and United States?
- 0, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and United States?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and United States rank globally for full democracy?
- Mongolia ranks 1st and United States 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+).