Dominica vs Vanuatu: Democracy

Dominica
7
in 2025
Vanuatu
7
in 2025
Dominica rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Dominica
  • Vanuatu
02468190619652025

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 7 against 7 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 102 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominica Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1920s 2 0 2 Dominica
1930s 2 0 2 Dominica
1940s 2 0 2 Dominica
1950s 2 0 2 Dominica
1960s 3.5 0 3.5 Dominica
1970s 7 1 6 Dominica
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, Dominica or Vanuatu?
Dominica, at 7 against 7 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Dominica and Vanuatu?
0, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Vanuatu?
102 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
How do Dominica and Vanuatu rank globally for democracy?
Dominica ranks 1st and Vanuatu 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).