Palau vs San Marino: Full democracy
Palau
1
in 2025
San Marino
1
in 2025
Palau rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Palau
- San Marino
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1 against 1 in San Marino, a difference of 0.
Across all 79 years both countries report, San Marino has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.
San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | San Marino |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | San Marino |
| 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, Palau or San Marino?
- Palau, at 1 against 1 in San Marino as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Palau and San Marino?
- 0, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and San Marino?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Palau and San Marino rank globally for full democracy?
- Palau ranks 1st and San Marino 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+).