Hungary vs Italy: Democracy

Hungary
2
in 2018
Italy
2
in 2018
Hungary rank
1st
Italy rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Hungary
  • Italy
00.511.52186119392018

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 2 against 2 in Italy, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Italy ahead.

Hungary ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Italy Difference Ahead
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 0.8 1 0.2 Italy
1920s 1 0.5 0.5 Hungary
1930s 1 0 1 Hungary
1940s 0.6667 1 0.3333 Italy
1950s 0 2 2 Italy
1960s 0 2 2 Italy
1970s 0 2 2 Italy
1980s 0.2 2 1.8 Italy
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, Hungary or Italy?
Hungary, at 2 against 2 in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Hungary and Italy?
0, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?
150 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for democracy?
Hungary ranks 1st and Italy 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.

Individual pages

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).