What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

The highest recorded value was 1 in 1969.

What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1951.

How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for electoral democracy?

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.

Is electoral democracy rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?

The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Electoral democracy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Name: Electoral democracy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Creator: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Electoral democracy was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 197 countries

All-time high

in 1969

All-time low

in 1951

Years of data

1951–2025

Electoral democracy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1951–2025

Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, electoral democracy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, electoral democracy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 1 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1951.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0	0	0	9
1960s	0.1	0	1	10
1970s	1	1	1	10
1980s	1	1	1	10
1990s	1	1	1	10
2000s	1	1	1	10
2010s	1	1	1	10
2020s	1	1	1	6

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More social development data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 194 (2025)
Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.46 (2019)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 129 (2025)
Political Rights Score 36 (2025)
Freedom Score 90 (2025)
Sovereign state 1 (2025)
States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
Full democracy 1 (2025)
Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is electoral democracy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: Electoral democracy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 1 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: The highest recorded value was 1 in 1969.
What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1951.
How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for electoral democracy?: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is electoral democracy rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?: The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Electoral 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: 07 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).