Palau vs Slovakia: Free country
Palau
2
in 2025
Slovakia
2
in 2025
Palau rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st
Free country over time
- Palau
- Slovakia
How they compare
Palau currently reports 2 against 2 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Slovakia ahead.
Palau ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1.67 | 0.3333 | Palau |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, Palau or Slovakia?
- Palau, at 2 against 2 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country between Palau and Slovakia?
- 0, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Slovakia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Slovakia rank globally for free country?
- Palau ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).