Marshall Islands vs USSR: Democracy
Democracy over time
- Marshall Islands
- USSR
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 7 against 3 in USSR, a difference of 4.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 2.3 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1922 it was USSR ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 5 and USSR in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 1 | 1.5 | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Marshall Islands or USSR?
- Marshall Islands, at 7 against 3 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Marshall Islands and USSR?
- 4, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Marshall Islands and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Marshall Islands ranks 1st and USSR 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).