Bolivia vs United Kingdom: Democracy

Bolivia
2
in 2018
United Kingdom
2
in 2018
Bolivia rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bolivia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.

Across all 193 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 167 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1820s 1 1 0
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 0.4 1 0.6 United Kingdom
1870s 0.4 1 0.6 United Kingdom
1880s 1 2 1 United Kingdom
1890s 1 2 1 United Kingdom
1900s 1 2 1 United Kingdom
1910s 1 2 1 United Kingdom
1920s 1 2 1 United Kingdom
1930s 1 2 1 United Kingdom
1940s 1 2 1 United Kingdom
1950s 1 2 1 United Kingdom
1960s 1 2 1 United Kingdom
1970s 0.3 2 1.7 United Kingdom
1980s 1.6 2 0.4 United Kingdom
1990s 2 2 0
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 United Kingdom?
Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and United Kingdom?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and United Kingdom?
193 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2018.
How do Bolivia and United Kingdom rank globally for democracy?
Bolivia ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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).