Germany vs Israel: Democracy

Germany
2
in 2018
Israel
2
in 2018
Germany rank
1st
Israel rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Germany
  • Israel
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 2 against 2 in Israel, a difference of 0.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 1st and Israel ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Israel Difference Ahead
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Germany or Israel?
Germany, at 2 against 2 in Israel as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Germany and Israel?
0, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Israel?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Germany and Israel rank globally for democracy?
Germany ranks 1st and Israel 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).