Croatia vs Romania: Democracy

Croatia
2
in 2018
Romania
2
in 2018
Croatia rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Romania
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How they compare

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

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

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

Across the 10 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Romania Difference Ahead
1920s 0.8889 1 0.1111 Romania
1930s 0.3 0.8 0.5 Romania
1940s 0.5 0.1 0.4 Croatia
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 1 0.1 0.9 Croatia
1990s 1 1.4 0.4 Romania
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 Romania?
Croatia, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and Romania?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Romania?
98 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.
How do Croatia and Romania rank globally for democracy?
Croatia ranks 1st and Romania 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).