India vs Myanmar: Democracy
India
2
in 2018
Myanmar
2
in 2018
India rank
1st
Myanmar rank
1st
Democracy over time
- India
- Myanmar
How they compare
India currently reports 2 against 2 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Myanmar ahead.
India ranks 1st and Myanmar ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1.75 | 0.75 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | India |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | India |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | India |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 2000s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | India |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.22 | 0.7778 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, India or Myanmar?
- India, at 2 against 2 in Myanmar as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between India and Myanmar?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Myanmar?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2018.
- How do India and Myanmar rank globally for democracy?
- India ranks 1st and Myanmar 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).