Egypt vs USSR: Democracy

Egypt
1
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Egypt rank
98th
USSR rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Egypt
  • USSR
00.511.52192219702018

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 98th and USSR ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and USSR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 1 0 1 Egypt
1930s 0.6 0 0.6 Egypt
1940s 1 0 1 Egypt
1950s 0.2222 0 0.2222 Egypt
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 USSR
1990s 0 1 1 USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Egypt or USSR?
Egypt, at 1 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Egypt and USSR?
0, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and USSR?
65 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
How do Egypt and USSR rank globally for democracy?
Egypt ranks 98th and USSR ranks 98th of 168 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).