Palau vs Slovenia: Democracy

Palau
7
in 2025
Slovenia
7
in 2025
Palau rank
1st
Slovenia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Palau
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 7 against 7 in Slovenia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Slovenia ahead.

Palau ranks 1st and Slovenia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Slovenia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Slovenia Difference Ahead
1940s 0 1 1 Slovenia
1950s 0 1 1 Slovenia
1960s 0 1 1 Slovenia
1970s 0.2 1 0.8 Slovenia
1980s 6.5 1 5.5 Palau
1990s 7 6.7 0.3 Palau
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 6.83 0.1667 Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Palau or Slovenia?
Palau, at 7 against 7 in Slovenia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Palau and Slovenia?
0, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Slovenia?
79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
How do Palau and Slovenia rank globally for democracy?
Palau ranks 1st and Slovenia 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).