Australia vs Guinea-Bissau: Democracy

Australia
2
in 2018
Guinea-Bissau
2
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Guinea-Bissau rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Australia
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 2 0 2 Australia
1980s 2 0 2 Australia
1990s 2 0.9 1.1 Australia
2000s 2 1.5 0.5 Australia
2010s 2 1.78 0.2222 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Australia or Guinea-Bissau?
Australia, at 2 against 2 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Guinea-Bissau?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guinea-Bissau?
45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Australia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for democracy?
Australia ranks 1st and Guinea-Bissau 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).