Germany vs Italy: Liberal political institutions
Germany
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
Across all 165 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Germany and Italy?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Germany ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions