Comoros vs South Africa: Institutionalized democracy
Institutionalized democracy over time
- Comoros
- South Africa
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 9 against 9 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.
Comoros ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
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About this data
Democracy is conceived as three essential, interdependent elements. One is the presence of institutions and procedures through which citizens can express effective preferences about alternative policies and leaders. Second is the existence of institutionalized constraints on the exercise of power by the executive. Third is the guarantee of civil liberties to all citizens in their daily lives and in acts of political participation. Other aspects of plural democracy, such as the rule of law, systems of checks and balances, freedom of the press, and so on are means to, or specific manifestations of, these general principles. We do not include coded data on civil liberties.