Albania vs Madagascar: Democracy

Albania
2
in 2018
Madagascar
2
in 2018
Albania rank
1st
Madagascar rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Albania
  • Madagascar
00.511.52191419662018

How they compare

Albania currently reports 2 against 2 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Albania ranks 1st and Madagascar ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1 1 Madagascar
1970s 0 0.5 0.5 Madagascar
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 1 1.7 0.7 Madagascar
2000s 1.8 1.9 0.1 Madagascar
2010s 2 1.56 0.4444 Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Albania or Madagascar?
Albania, at 2 against 2 in Madagascar as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Albania and Madagascar?
0, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Madagascar?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Albania and Madagascar rank globally for democracy?
Albania ranks 1st and Madagascar ranks 1st 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).