Belize vs Kiribati: Democracy
Belize
7
in 2025
Kiribati
7
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Kiribati rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belize
- Kiribati
How they compare
Belize currently reports 7 against 7 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Kiribati ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Kiribati ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Belize |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belize |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belize |
| 1960s | 5 | 1.2 | 3.8 | Belize |
| 1970s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Belize |
| 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, Belize or Kiribati?
- Belize, at 7 against 7 in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belize and Kiribati?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Kiribati?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Kiribati rank globally for democracy?
- Belize ranks 1st and Kiribati 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).