Liberia vs Netherlands: Democracy
Liberia
2
in 2018
Netherlands
2
in 2018
Liberia rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Liberia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2 against 2 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 167 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Liberia |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Liberia or Netherlands?
- Liberia, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Liberia and Netherlands?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Netherlands?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2018.
- How do Liberia and Netherlands rank globally for democracy?
- Liberia ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).