This is a timeline of the introduction of [representative
democracy](Representative_Democracy "wikilink") in
[states](List_of_States "wikilink") across the world.

  - 1789: The [USA](United_States_of_America "wikilink") becomes a
    representative democracy.
  - 1849: [Canada](Canada "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1905: [Sweden](Sweden "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1917: [Finland](Finland "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1923: [Ireland](Ireland "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1945: [Trinidad and Tobago](Trinidad_and_Tobago "wikilink") becomes
    a representative democracy.
  - 1948: [Costa Rica](Costa_Rica "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1954: [Belize](Belize "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1961: [Barbados](Barbados "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1962: [Jamaica](Jamaica "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1964: [The Bahamas](The_Bahamas "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1967: [Antigua and Barbuda](Antigua_and_Barbuda "wikilink") becomes
    a representative democracy.
  - 1967: [St Kitts and Nevis](St_Kitts_and_Nevis "wikilink") becomes a
    representative democracy.
  - 1967: [St Lucia](St_Lucia "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1967: [Dominica](Dominica "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1969: [St Vincent and the
    Grenadines](St_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines "wikilink") becomes a
    representative.
  - 1973: [Venezuela](Venezuela "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1973: [Greece](Greece "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1974: [Portugal](Portugal "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1975: [Spain](Spain "wikilink") becomes a representative democracy.
  - 1978: The [Dominican Republic](Dominican_Republic "wikilink")
    becomes a representative democracy.
  - 1979: [Ecuador](Ecuador "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1980: [Guyana](Guyana "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1981: [Honduras](Honduras "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1983: [Argentina](Argentina "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1984: [Uruguay](Uruguay "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1984: [Grenada](Grenada "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1985: [Brazil](Brazil "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1987: [Suriname](Suriname "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1989: [Panama](Panama "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1989: [Paraguay](Paraguay "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1990: [Nicaragua](Nicaragua "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1990: [Chile](Chile "wikilink") becomes a representative democracy.
  - 1991: [Colombia](Colombia "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1992: [El Salvador](El_Salvador "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1993: [Bolivia](Bolivia "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 1996: [Guatemala](Guatemala "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 2000: [Mexico](Mexico "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.
  - 2000: [Peru](Peru "wikilink") becomes a representative democracy.
  - 2010: [Haiti](Haiti "wikilink") becomes a representative democracy.
  - 2011: [Tunisia](Tunisia "wikilink") becomes a representative
    democracy.