Bahamas vs San Marino: Democracy
Bahamas
7
in 2025
San Marino
7
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bahamas
- San Marino
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 7 against 7 in San Marino, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 15 and San Marino in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1790s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1800s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1810s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1820s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1830s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1840s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1850s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 2 | 5 | 3 | San Marino |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 2 | 3 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1950s | 2 | 5.6 | 3.6 | San Marino |
| 1960s | 5 | 7 | 2 | San Marino |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 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, Bahamas or San Marino?
- Bahamas, at 7 against 7 in San Marino as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bahamas and San Marino?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and San Marino?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and San Marino rank globally for democracy?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 198 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).