Israel vs USSR: Democracy
Israel
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Israel rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Israel
- USSR
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.
That makes Israel's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Israel |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Israel |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Israel |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Israel |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Israel |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Israel or USSR?
- Israel, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Israel and USSR?
- 1, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and USSR?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 1991.
- How do Israel and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Israel ranks 1st and USSR 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).