Hungary vs Romania: Democratic change
Hungary
0
in 2025
Romania
0
in 2025
Hungary rank
131st
Romania rank
131st
Democratic change over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0 against 0 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.
Hungary ranks 131st and Romania ranks 131st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Hungary |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Hungary |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Romania |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Hungary or Romania?
- Hungary, at 0 against 0 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Hungary and Romania?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for democratic change?
- Hungary ranks 131st and Romania ranks 131st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.