Croatia vs Romania: Democracy

Croatia
7
in 2025
Romania
7
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Romania
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Romania ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Romania Difference Ahead
1910s 0 3.5 3.5 Romania
1920s 4.5 2.6 1.9 Croatia
1930s 1.9 1.9 0
1940s 0.8 0.6 0.2 Croatia
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 6 5.4 0.6 Croatia
2000s 7 6.4 0.6 Croatia
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 Romania?
Croatia, at 7 against 7 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and Romania?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Romania?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Romania rank globally for democracy?
Croatia ranks 1st and Romania 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).