Argentina vs USSR: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Argentina
  • USSR
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How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Argentina ahead.

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

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 1 0 1 Argentina
1930s 0.3 0 0.3 Argentina
1940s 0.3 0 0.3 Argentina
1950s 0.4 0 0.4 Argentina
1960s 0.9 0 0.9 Argentina
1970s 0.6 0 0.6 Argentina
1980s 1.4 0.1 1.3 Argentina
1990s 2 1 1 Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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