Palau vs Tuvalu: Democracy

Palau
7
in 2025
Tuvalu
7
in 2025
Palau rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Palau
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

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

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4 4 3.6 Tuvalu
1980s 6.5 7 0.5 Tuvalu
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, Palau or Tuvalu?
Palau, at 7 against 7 in Tuvalu as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Palau and Tuvalu?
0, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Tuvalu?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Palau and Tuvalu rank globally for democracy?
Palau ranks 1st and Tuvalu 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).