Germany vs Romania: Democracy
Germany
2
in 2018
Romania
2
in 2018
Germany rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Germany
- Romania
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2 against 2 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Romania ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 8 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Germany |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1910s | 1.11 | 1 | 0.1111 | Germany |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Germany |
| 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 Romania?
- Germany, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Germany and Romania?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Romania?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2018.
- How do Germany and Romania rank globally for democracy?
- Germany ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st 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).