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Elections recently led to a change in government in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Elections recently led to a change in government was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 1981
All-time low
0
in 1975
Years of data
51
1975–2025

Elections recently led to a change in government in Tuvalu, 1975–2025

00.20.40.60.81197520002025

Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elections recently led to a change in government in Tuvalu is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, elections recently led to a change in government in Tuvalu peaked at 1 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1975.

That places Tuvalu 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Elections recently led to a change in government in Tuvalu, year by year

Year Value Change
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 1 —
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

  • Tuvalu's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tuvalu's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 0 0 5
1980s 0.9 0 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is elections recently led to a change in government in Tuvalu?
Elections recently led to a change in government in Tuvalu was 1 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
What is the lowest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1975.
How does Tuvalu rank for elections recently led to a change in government?
Tuvalu ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is elections recently led to a change in government rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elections recently led to a change in government
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

Indicates whether the country experienced an electoral turnover event within the last 12 years.