Tuvalu vs United States: Democracy
Tuvalu
7
in 2025
United States
7
in 2025
Tuvalu rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Tuvalu
- United States
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 7 against 7 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 51 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Tuvalu ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 7 | 3 | United States |
| 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, Tuvalu or United States?
- Tuvalu, at 7 against 7 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Tuvalu and United States?
- 0, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and United States?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Tuvalu and United States rank globally for democracy?
- Tuvalu 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).