Hungary vs Netherlands: Democracy
Hungary
2
in 2018
Netherlands
2
in 2018
Hungary rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Hungary
- Netherlands
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2 against 2 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 146 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Netherlands | 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 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Netherlands |
| 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 Netherlands?
- Hungary, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Hungary and Netherlands?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Netherlands?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
- How do Hungary and Netherlands rank globally for democracy?
- Hungary ranks 1st and Netherlands 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
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).