Cyprus vs Nauru: Democracy
Cyprus
7
in 2025
Nauru
7
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Cyprus
- Nauru
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 7 against 7 in Nauru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Nauru ahead.
Cyprus ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | Nauru |
| 1960s | 3.9 | 4 | 0.1 | Nauru |
| 1970s | 3.7 | 7 | 3.3 | Nauru |
| 1980s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Nauru |
| 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, Cyprus or Nauru?
- Cyprus, at 7 against 7 in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cyprus and Nauru?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Nauru?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Nauru rank globally for democracy?
- Cyprus ranks 1st and Nauru 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
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).