Libya vs United States: Democracy

Libya
1
in 2018
United States
1
in 2020
Libya rank
98th
United States rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Libya
  • United States
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How they compare

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

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

Libya ranks 98th and United States ranks 98th of 167 countries.

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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
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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).