Kyrgyzstan vs South Africa: Democracy
Kyrgyzstan
2
in 2018
South Africa
2
in 2018
Kyrgyzstan rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- South Africa
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 109 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 168 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 2 | 0.1111 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kyrgyzstan or South Africa?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
- 0, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2018.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and South Africa rank globally for democracy?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st and South Africa 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).