Estonia vs Madagascar: Democracy

Estonia
2
in 2018
Madagascar
2
in 2018
Estonia rank
1st
Madagascar rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Estonia
  • Madagascar
00.511.52191719672018

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 2 against 2 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Estonia ranks 1st and Madagascar ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1 1 Madagascar
1970s 0 0.5 0.5 Madagascar
1980s 0.1 0 0.1 Estonia
1990s 1.9 1.7 0.2 Estonia
2000s 2 1.9 0.1 Estonia
2010s 2 1.56 0.4444 Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Estonia or Madagascar?
Estonia, at 2 against 2 in Madagascar as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Estonia and Madagascar?
0, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Madagascar?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Madagascar rank globally for democracy?
Estonia ranks 1st and Madagascar 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).