Croatia vs Italy: Democracy

Croatia
2
in 2018
Italy
2
in 2018
Croatia rank
1st
Italy rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Italy
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Italy ahead.

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

Across the 10 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Italy Difference Ahead
1920s 0.8889 0.4444 0.4444 Croatia
1930s 0.3 0 0.3 Croatia
1940s 0.5 1 0.5 Italy
1950s 0 2 2 Italy
1960s 0 2 2 Italy
1970s 0 2 2 Italy
1980s 1 2 1 Italy
1990s 1 2 1 Italy
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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