Bolivia vs Mexico: Democracy
Bolivia
2
in 2018
Mexico
2
in 2018
Bolivia rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bolivia
- Mexico
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2 against 2 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Mexico ahead.
Bolivia ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 10 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Mexico |
| 1870s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Mexico |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bolivia or Mexico?
- Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in Mexico as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and Mexico?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Mexico?
- 190 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2018.
- How do Bolivia and Mexico rank globally for democracy?
- Bolivia ranks 1st and Mexico 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
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).