Kiribati vs Romania: Democracy

Kiribati
7
in 2025
Romania
7
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Kiribati
  • Romania
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 7 against 7 in Romania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Romania ahead.

Kiribati ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Romania Difference Ahead
1890s 0 2 2 Romania
1900s 0 2 2 Romania
1910s 0 2.3 2.3 Romania
1920s 0 2.6 2.6 Romania
1930s 0 1.9 1.9 Romania
1940s 0 0.6 0.6 Romania
1950s 0 1 1 Romania
1960s 1.2 1 0.2 Kiribati
1970s 3 1 2 Kiribati
1980s 7 1 6 Kiribati
1990s 7 5.4 1.6 Kiribati
2000s 7 6.4 0.6 Kiribati
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Kiribati or Romania?
Kiribati, at 7 against 7 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Kiribati and Romania?
0, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Romania?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Romania rank globally for democracy?
Kiribati ranks 1st and Romania 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).