Micronesia (country) vs USSR: Democracy

Micronesia (country)
7
in 2025
USSR
3
in 1990
Micronesia (country) rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • USSR
02468192219732025

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 7 against 3 in USSR, a difference of 4.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 2.3 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1947 it was USSR ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 4 and USSR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia (country) USSR Difference Ahead
1940s 0 1 1 USSR
1950s 0 1 1 USSR
1960s 1.6 1 0.6 Micronesia (country)
1970s 2.5 1 1.5 Micronesia (country)
1980s 7 1 6 Micronesia (country)
1990s 7 3 4 Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Micronesia (country) or USSR?
Micronesia (country), at 7 against 3 in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Micronesia (country) and USSR?
4, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and USSR?
44 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 1990.
How do Micronesia (country) and USSR rank globally for democracy?
Micronesia (country) 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

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).