Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Africa: Democracy
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4
in 2025
South Africa
4
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
17th
South Africa rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- South Africa
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 4 against 4 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 17th of 175 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.62 | 3.88 | 1.25 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bosnia and Herzegovina or South Africa?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 4 against 4 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa?
- 0, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa rank globally for democracy?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).