Albania vs USSR: Democracy
Albania
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Albania rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Albania
- USSR
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
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).