Gambia vs USSR: Democracy
Gambia
1
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Gambia rank
98th
USSR rank
98th
Democracy over time
- Gambia
- USSR
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 0.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 98th and USSR ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Gambia or USSR?
- Gambia, at 1 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Gambia and USSR?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and USSR?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1991.
- How do Gambia and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Gambia 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
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).