Liberia vs Romania: Democracy

Liberia
2
in 2018
Romania
2
in 2018
Liberia rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Liberia
  • Romania
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Romania ahead.

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

Across the 17 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Romania Difference Ahead
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 0.6 0.4 Liberia
1870s 1 0 1 Liberia
1880s 1 0 1 Liberia
1890s 1 0 1 Liberia
1900s 0.9 0 0.9 Liberia
1910s 0 1 1 Romania
1920s 0 1 1 Romania
1930s 0 0.8 0.8 Romania
1940s 0 0.1 0.1 Romania
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Romania
1990s 1 1.4 0.4 Romania
2000s 1.4 2 0.6 Romania
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Liberia or Romania?
Liberia, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Liberia and Romania?
0, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Romania?
159 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.
How do Liberia and Romania rank globally for democracy?
Liberia ranks 1st and Romania 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).