Saint Lucia vs USSR: Democracy

Saint Lucia
7
in 2025
USSR
3
in 1990
Saint Lucia rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Saint Lucia
  • USSR
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 7 against 3 in USSR, a difference of 4.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 2.3 times USSR's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Saint Lucia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia USSR Difference Ahead
1950s 2 1 1 Saint Lucia
1960s 3.2 1 2.2 Saint Lucia
1970s 6 1 5 Saint Lucia
1980s 7 1 6 Saint Lucia
1990s 7 3 4 Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Saint Lucia or USSR?
Saint Lucia, at 7 against 3 in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Saint Lucia and USSR?
4, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and USSR?
40 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 1990.
How do Saint Lucia and USSR rank globally for democracy?
Saint Lucia 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).