South Africa vs Vanuatu: Full democracy
South Africa
1
in 2025
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
South Africa rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- South Africa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1 against 1 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
Across all 120 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Vanuatu |
| 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, South Africa or Vanuatu?
- South Africa, at 1 against 1 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between South Africa and Vanuatu?
- 0, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Vanuatu?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Vanuatu rank globally for full democracy?
- South Africa ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 198 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+).