Sri Lanka vs United States: Elite Consultations Score
Sri Lanka
0.697
in 2025
United States
0.663
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
87th
United States rank
90th
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.697 against 0.663 in United States, a difference of 0.034.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 87th and United States ranks 90th of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.87 | 1.15 | 0.282 | United States |
| 1910s | 0.87 | 1.38 | 0.513 | United States |
| 1920s | 0.87 | 1.49 | 0.6228 | United States |
| 1930s | 1.03 | 1.62 | 0.5886 | United States |
| 1940s | 1.05 | 1.66 | 0.6028 | United States |
| 1950s | 1.06 | 1.62 | 0.564 | United States |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.9 | 0.8437 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.3822 | 2.06 | 1.68 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.765 | 1.56 | 0.794 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.5844 | 2.25 | 1.67 | United States |
| 2000s | -0.0106 | 1.88 | 1.89 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.3583 | 2.11 | 1.75 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.1467 | 1.59 | 1.44 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Sri Lanka or United States?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.697 against 0.663 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Sri Lanka and United States?
- 0.034, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Sri Lanka ranks 87th and United States ranks 90th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.