Libya vs USSR: Democracy
Libya
1
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Libya rank
98th
USSR rank
98th
Democracy over time
- Libya
- USSR
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 0.
Across all 41 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 98th and USSR ranks 98th of 168 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | USSR |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Libya or USSR?
- Libya, at 1 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Libya and USSR?
- 0, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and USSR?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 1991.
- How do Libya and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Libya ranks 98th and USSR 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
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).