Argentina vs Bolivia: Democracy
Argentina
6
in 2025
Bolivia
6
in 2025
Argentina rank
42nd
Bolivia rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Argentina
- Bolivia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 6 against 6 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Bolivia ahead.
Argentina ranks 42nd and Bolivia ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 15 and Bolivia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Bolivia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 2.8 | 0.4 | 2.4 | Argentina |
| 1870s | 3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | Argentina |
| 1880s | 3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | Argentina |
| 1890s | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Argentina |
| 1900s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | Argentina |
| 1930s | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Argentina |
| 1940s | 2.33 | 1.33 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1950s | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | Argentina |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | Argentina |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 6.1 | 6 | 0.1 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 6.2 | 6 | 0.2 | Argentina |
| 2010s | 6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | Argentina |
| 2020s | 6 | 5.5 | 0.5 | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Bolivia?
- Argentina, at 6 against 6 in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Bolivia?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bolivia?
- 200 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Bolivia rank globally for democracy?
- Argentina ranks 42nd and Bolivia ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.