Afghanistan vs Guinea: Democracy

Afghanistan
1
in 2018
Guinea
1
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
98th
Guinea rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1 against 1 in Guinea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 98th and Guinea ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.1111 0 0.1111 Afghanistan
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.4 0.9 0.5 Guinea
2000s 0 1 1 Guinea
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Afghanistan or Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Afghanistan and Guinea?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guinea?
38 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Guinea rank globally for democracy?
Afghanistan ranks 98th and Guinea ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).