Turkey vs Ukraine: Democracy
Turkey
3
in 2025
Ukraine
3
in 2025
Turkey rank
94th
Ukraine rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Turkey
- Ukraine
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 3 against 3 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 94th and Ukraine ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 8 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 2.3 | 0 | 2.3 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 4.8 | 0 | 4.8 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.3 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 5.8 | 4.2 | 1.6 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.1 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 3 | 3.67 | 0.6667 | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Turkey or Ukraine?
- Turkey, at 3 against 3 in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Turkey and Ukraine?
- 0, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Ukraine?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Ukraine rank globally for democracy?
- Turkey ranks 94th and Ukraine 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.