Croatia vs Germany: Democracy

Croatia
7
in 2025
Germany
7
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 7 against 7 in Germany, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Germany ahead.

Croatia ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Germany Difference Ahead
1910s 0 3 3 Germany
1920s 4.5 6 1.5 Germany
1930s 1.9 1.9 0
1940s 0.6 0 0.6 Croatia
1990s 6 7 1 Germany
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, Croatia or Germany?
Croatia, at 7 against 7 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and Germany?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Germany?
63 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Germany rank globally for democracy?
Croatia ranks 1st and Germany 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).