Marshall Islands vs Nauru: Democracy
Marshall Islands
7
in 2025
Nauru
7
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 7 against 7 in Nauru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Nauru ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Nauru |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 7 | 4.5 | Nauru |
| 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, Marshall Islands or Nauru?
- Marshall Islands, at 7 against 7 in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Marshall Islands and Nauru?
- 0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Nauru?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Nauru rank globally for democracy?
- Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Nauru 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).