Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Democracy
Myanmar
2
in 2018
Sri Lanka
2
in 2018
Myanmar rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 1.44 | 0.2222 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
- Myanmar, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
- How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for democracy?
- Myanmar ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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
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).