Italy vs Mexico: Democracy
Italy
2
in 2018
Mexico
2
in 2018
Italy rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Italy
- Mexico
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2 against 2 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Mexico ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 11 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Italy |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Italy |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | Italy |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Italy or Mexico?
- Italy, at 2 against 2 in Mexico as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Italy and Mexico?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2018.
- How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for democracy?
- Italy ranks 1st and Mexico 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).