Hungary vs Ukraine: Democracy

Hungary
6
in 2025
Ukraine
6
in 2025
Hungary rank
78th
Ukraine rank
78th

Democracy over time

  • Hungary
  • Ukraine
02468186719462025

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 6 against 6 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 78th and Ukraine ranks 78th of 197 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Ukraine Difference Ahead
1920s 3 1 2 Hungary
1930s 3 1 2 Hungary
1940s 2.4 1 1.4 Hungary
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 7 4.8 2.2 Hungary
2000s 7 6 1 Hungary
2010s 6.5 6 0.5 Hungary
2020s 6 6 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Hungary or Ukraine?
Hungary, at 6 against 6 in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Hungary and Ukraine?
0, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Ukraine?
104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Hungary and Ukraine rank globally for democracy?
Hungary ranks 78th and Ukraine ranks 78th 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).