Lebanon vs USSR: Democracy

Lebanon
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Lebanon rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Lebanon
  • USSR
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1943 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon USSR Difference Ahead
1940s 1 0 1 Lebanon
1950s 1 0 1 Lebanon
1960s 1 0 1 Lebanon
1970s 1 0 1 Lebanon
1980s 1 0.1 0.9 Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Lebanon or USSR?
Lebanon, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Lebanon and USSR?
1, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and USSR?
47 years are reported by both, from 1943 to 1989.
How do Lebanon and USSR rank globally for democracy?
Lebanon 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

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).