Cyprus vs Vanuatu: Democracy
Cyprus
7
in 2025
Vanuatu
7
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Cyprus
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 7 against 7 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Cyprus ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 3.9 | 0 | 3.9 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 3.7 | 1 | 2.7 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Vanuatu |
| 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, Cyprus or Vanuatu?
- Cyprus, at 7 against 7 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cyprus and Vanuatu?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Vanuatu?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Vanuatu rank globally for democracy?
- Cyprus 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 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).