Kiribati vs Vanuatu: Competitive elections
Kiribati
1
in 2025
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Kiribati
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1 against 1 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Kiribati ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Kiribati or Vanuatu?
- Kiribati, at 1 against 1 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Kiribati and Vanuatu?
- 0, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Vanuatu?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Vanuatu rank globally for competitive elections?
- Kiribati ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.