Libya vs Russia: Democracy

Libya
1
in 2018
Russia
1
in 2018
Libya rank
98th
Russia rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Libya
  • Russia
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.

Across all 68 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 98th and Russia ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Russia
1990s 0 1 1 Russia
2000s 0 1.7 1.7 Russia
2010s 0.8889 1 0.1111 Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Libya or Russia?
Libya, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Libya and Russia?
0, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Russia?
68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
How do Libya and Russia rank globally for democracy?
Libya ranks 98th and Russia ranks 98th of 168 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).