Argentina vs Peru: Democracy

Argentina
2
in 2018
Peru
2
in 2018
Argentina rank
1st
Peru rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Argentina
  • Peru
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2 against 2 in Peru, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 192 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Peru ahead.

Argentina ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Peru Difference Ahead
1820s 1 1 0
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 0 1 Argentina
1930s 0.3 0.9 0.6 Peru
1940s 0.3 0.8 0.5 Peru
1950s 0.4 1 0.6 Peru
1960s 0.9 0.7 0.2 Argentina
1970s 0.6 0.2 0.4 Argentina
1980s 1.4 2 0.6 Peru
1990s 2 1.2 0.8 Argentina
2000s 2 1.9 0.1 Argentina
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Peru?
Argentina, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Peru?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Peru?
192 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Peru rank globally for democracy?
Argentina ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 168 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).