Hungary vs Turkey: Democracy
Hungary
3
in 2025
Turkey
3
in 2025
Hungary rank
94th
Turkey rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Hungary
- Turkey
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 3 against 3 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Turkey ahead.
Hungary ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 14 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Hungary |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Hungary |
| 1870s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hungary |
| 1880s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hungary |
| 1890s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hungary |
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hungary |
| 1910s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hungary |
| 1920s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Hungary |
| 1930s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Hungary |
| 1940s | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | Hungary |
| 1950s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 8.2 | 5.1 | 3.1 | Hungary |
| 2000s | 8.9 | 5.8 | 3.1 | Hungary |
| 2010s | 5.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | Hungary |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 3 | 0.3333 | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Hungary or Turkey?
- Hungary, at 3 against 3 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Hungary and Turkey?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Turkey?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Turkey rank globally for democracy?
- Hungary ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 94th 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.