Fiji vs Italy: Democracy

Fiji
7
in 2025
Italy
7
in 2025
Fiji rank
1st
Italy rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Fiji
  • Italy
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 7 against 7 in Italy, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Italy ahead.

Fiji ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Italy Difference Ahead
1870s 0 3 3 Italy
1880s 0 3 3 Italy
1890s 0 3 3 Italy
1900s 1 3 2 Italy
1910s 2 3.2 1.2 Italy
1920s 2 2.6 0.6 Italy
1930s 2 0.9 1.1 Fiji
1940s 2 2.4 0.4 Italy
1950s 2 6.4 4.4 Italy
1960s 2 7 5 Italy
1970s 6 7 1 Italy
1980s 4.5 7 2.5 Italy
1990s 5 7 2 Italy
2000s 2.1 7 4.9 Italy
2010s 3.6 7 3.4 Italy
2020s 6.5 7 0.5 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Fiji or Italy?
Fiji, at 7 against 7 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Fiji and Italy?
0, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Italy?
152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Italy rank globally for democracy?
Fiji ranks 1st and Italy 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).