Argentina vs Italy: Democracy

Argentina
7
in 2025
Italy
7
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Italy rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Argentina
  • Italy
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 7 against 7 in Italy, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.

Argentina ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Italy Difference Ahead
1860s 1.67 3 1.33 Italy
1870s 3 3 0
1880s 3 3 0
1890s 3 3 0
1900s 3 3 0
1910s 4.6 3.2 1.4 Argentina
1920s 5 2.6 2.4 Argentina
1930s 2.5 0.9 1.6 Argentina
1940s 3.2 2.4 0.8 Argentina
1950s 3 6.4 3.4 Italy
1960s 3 7 4 Italy
1970s 1.8 7 5.2 Italy
1980s 4.6 7 2.4 Italy
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Italy?
Argentina, at 7 against 7 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Italy?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Italy?
165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Italy rank globally for democracy?
Argentina ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).