Australia vs Serbia: Democracy

Australia
2
in 2018
Serbia
2
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Serbia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Australia
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Serbia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Serbia Difference Ahead
1900s 2 1 1 Australia
1910s 2 1.12 0.875 Australia
1920s 2 1 1 Australia
1930s 2 0.3 1.7 Australia
1940s 2 0.5 1.5 Australia
1950s 2 0 2 Australia
1960s 2 0 2 Australia
1970s 2 0 2 Australia
1980s 2 1 1 Australia
1990s 2 0.3 1.7 Australia
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Australia or Serbia?
Australia, at 2 against 2 in Serbia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Serbia?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Serbia?
116 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2018.
How do Australia and Serbia rank globally for democracy?
Australia ranks 1st and Serbia 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).