Burundi vs Tanzania: Democracy

Burundi
1
in 2018
Tanzania
1
in 2018
Burundi rank
98th
Tanzania rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Burundi
  • Tanzania
00.511.52196119892018

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 1 against 1 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 98th and Tanzania ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5 0 0.5 Burundi
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.8 0.8 0
2000s 1.5 1 0.5 Burundi
2010s 1.56 1 0.5556 Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Burundi or Tanzania?
Burundi, at 1 against 1 in Tanzania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Burundi and Tanzania?
0, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Tanzania?
57 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2018.
How do Burundi and Tanzania rank globally for democracy?
Burundi ranks 98th and Tanzania ranks 98th 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.

Individual pages

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).