Czechia vs USSR: Democracy

Czechia
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Czechia rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Czechia
  • USSR
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.

That makes Czechia's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 2 0 2 Czechia
1930s 1.89 0 1.89 Czechia
1940s 0.8 0 0.8 Czechia
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.1 0.1 0
1990s 2 1 1 Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Czechia or USSR?
Czechia, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Czechia and USSR?
1, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and USSR?
63 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
How do Czechia and USSR rank globally for democracy?
Czechia 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

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).