Tuvalu vs USSR: Democracy
Tuvalu
7
in 2025
USSR
3
in 1990
Tuvalu rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Tuvalu
- USSR
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 7 against 3 in USSR, a difference of 4.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 2.3 times USSR's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Tuvalu ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Tuvalu or USSR?
- Tuvalu, at 7 against 3 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Tuvalu and USSR?
- 4, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and USSR?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1990.
- How do Tuvalu and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Tuvalu 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
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).