Jordan vs USSR: Democracy

Jordan
1
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Jordan rank
98th
USSR rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Jordan
  • USSR
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 1 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1946 it was USSR ahead.

Jordan ranks 98th and USSR ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan USSR Difference Ahead
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.5 0 0.5 Jordan
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.1 0.1 0
1990s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Jordan or USSR?
Jordan, at 1 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Jordan and USSR?
0, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and USSR?
46 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 1991.
How do Jordan and USSR rank globally for democracy?
Jordan ranks 98th and USSR ranks 98th 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

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).