Albania vs USSR: Democracy

Albania
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Albania rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Albania
  • USSR
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.

That makes Albania's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Albania ahead.

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

Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 0.375 0 0.375 Albania
1930s 0.1 0 0.1 Albania
1940s 0.6 0 0.6 Albania
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 USSR
1990s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Albania or USSR?
Albania, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Albania and USSR?
1, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and USSR?
70 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
How do Albania and USSR rank globally for democracy?
Albania ranks 1st and USSR 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).