Fiji vs Kiribati: Democracy
Fiji
7
in 2025
Kiribati
7
in 2025
Fiji rank
1st
Kiribati rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Fiji
- Kiribati
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 7 against 7 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Kiribati ahead.
Fiji ranks 1st and Kiribati ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 8 and Kiribati in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Fiji |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Fiji |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Fiji |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Fiji |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Fiji |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Fiji |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Fiji |
| 1970s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 7 | 2.5 | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 5 | 7 | 2 | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 2.1 | 7 | 4.9 | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 7 | 3.4 | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 7 | 0.5 | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Fiji or Kiribati?
- Fiji, at 7 against 7 in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Fiji and Kiribati?
- 0, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Kiribati?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Kiribati rank globally for democracy?
- Fiji ranks 1st and Kiribati 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).