Age of full democracy in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Age of full democracy was 5 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
83rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 2025
All-time low
1 years
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Age of full democracy in Antigua and Barbuda, 2021–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age of full democracy in Antigua and Barbuda is 5 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 400.0% over five years.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 83rd out of 89 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age of full democracy in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 years | — |
| 2022 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +25.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 5 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 57 years, 9% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 5 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40 years, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 80 Honduras 11 years
- 81 Philippines 9 years
- 82 Tonga 8 years compare
- 83 El Salvador 5 years
- 83 Seychelles 5 years compare
- 86 Slovenia 4 years compare
More social development data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of full democracy in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Age of full democracy in Antigua and Barbuda was 5 years in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of full democracy recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of full democracy recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2021.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for age of full democracy?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 83rd out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of full democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of consecutive years in a full democracy.