Georgia vs USSR: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Georgia
  • USSR
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How they compare

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

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

Across all 70 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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