Belize vs San Marino: Democracy

Belize
7
in 2025
San Marino
7
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Belize
  • San Marino
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 7 against 7 in San Marino, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1862 it was San Marino ahead.

Belize ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and San Marino in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize San Marino Difference Ahead
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 1.7 1.7 San Marino
1910s 0 5 5 San Marino
1920s 0 1.8 1.8 San Marino
1930s 1.6 1 0.6 Belize
1940s 2 3 1 San Marino
1950s 2 5.6 3.6 San Marino
1960s 5 7 2 San Marino
1970s 7 7 0
1980s 7 7 0
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Belize or San Marino?
Belize, at 7 against 7 in San Marino as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Belize and San Marino?
0, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and San Marino?
164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
How do Belize and San Marino rank globally for democracy?
Belize ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
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

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).