Saint Kitts and Nevis vs United States: Democracy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
7
in 2025
United States
7
in 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- United States
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 7 against 7 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 89 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1940s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1950s | 2 | 4 | 2 | United States |
| 1960s | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2 | United States |
| 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, Saint Kitts and Nevis or United States?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 7 against 7 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Saint Kitts and Nevis and United States?
- 0, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and United States?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 2025.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and United States rank globally for democracy?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 1st and United States 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).