Brazil vs Croatia: Democracy

Brazil
2
in 2018
Croatia
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Croatia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Brazil
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2 against 2 in Croatia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Croatia ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Croatia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Croatia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Croatia Difference Ahead
1920s 1 0.8889 0.1111 Brazil
1930s 0.2 0.3 0.1 Croatia
1940s 0.6 0.5 0.1 Brazil
1950s 1.2 0 1.2 Brazil
1960s 0.6 0 0.6 Brazil
1970s 0.6 0 0.6 Brazil
1980s 1.5 1 0.5 Brazil
1990s 2 1 1 Brazil
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Croatia?
Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Croatia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Croatia?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Croatia?
98 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Croatia rank globally for democracy?
Brazil ranks 1st and Croatia 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).