Marshall Islands vs Vanuatu: Democracy

Marshall Islands
7
in 2025
Vanuatu
7
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Vanuatu
02468187519502025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 2 0 2 Marshall Islands
1960s 2 0 2 Marshall Islands
1970s 2.5 1 1.5 Marshall Islands
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, Marshall Islands or Vanuatu?
Marshall Islands, at 7 against 7 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Marshall Islands and Vanuatu?
0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Vanuatu?
120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
How do Marshall Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for democracy?
Marshall Islands 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).