Colombia vs USSR: Democracy
Colombia
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Colombia rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- USSR
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.
That makes Colombia's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 0 | 1.3 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or USSR?
- Colombia, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and USSR?
- 1, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and USSR?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
- How do Colombia and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 1st and USSR 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
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).