Armenia vs USSR: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Armenia
  • USSR
00.511.52192219702018

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1922 it was USSR ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.1 0.1 0
1990s 1.5 1 0.5 Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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