Liberia vs Netherlands: Democracy

Liberia
2
in 2018
Netherlands
2
in 2018
Liberia rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Liberia
  • Netherlands
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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

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).