Gabon vs Tanzania: Democracy

Gabon
1
in 2018
Tanzania
1
in 2018
Gabon rank
98th
Tanzania rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Gabon
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 1 against 1 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Gabon ranks 98th and Tanzania ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.9 0.8 0.1 Gabon
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Gabon or Tanzania?
Gabon, at 1 against 1 in Tanzania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Gabon and Tanzania?
0, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Tanzania?
58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Gabon and Tanzania rank globally for democracy?
Gabon ranks 98th and Tanzania ranks 98th 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).