Liberia vs Peru: Democracy

Liberia
2
in 2018
Peru
2
in 2018
Liberia rank
1st
Peru rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Liberia
  • Peru
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2 against 2 in Peru, a difference of 0.

Across all 170 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Peru Difference Ahead
1840s 1 1 0
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 Peru
1910s 0 1 1 Peru
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0.9 0.9 Peru
1940s 0 0.8 0.8 Peru
1950s 0 1 1 Peru
1960s 0 0.7 0.7 Peru
1970s 0 0.2 0.2 Peru
1980s 0 2 2 Peru
1990s 1 1.2 0.2 Peru
2000s 1.4 1.9 0.5 Peru
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Liberia or Peru?
Liberia, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Liberia and Peru?
0, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Peru?
170 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2018.
How do Liberia and Peru rank globally for democracy?
Liberia ranks 1st and Peru 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).