Nepal vs Peru: Democracy

Nepal
2
in 2018
Peru
2
in 2018
Nepal rank
1st
Peru rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Nepal
  • Peru
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 2 against 2 in Peru, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Peru ahead.

Nepal ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Peru Difference Ahead
1820s 0 1 1 Peru
1830s 0 1 1 Peru
1840s 0.4 1 0.6 Peru
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 0 1 Nepal
1930s 1 0.9 0.1 Nepal
1940s 1 0.8 0.2 Nepal
1950s 0.4 1 0.6 Peru
1960s 0 0.7 0.7 Peru
1970s 0 0.2 0.2 Peru
1980s 0.9 2 1.1 Peru
1990s 1.1 1.2 0.1 Peru
2000s 1.2 1.9 0.7 Peru
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Nepal or Peru?
Nepal, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Nepal and Peru?
0, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Peru?
196 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2018.
How do Nepal and Peru rank globally for democracy?
Nepal ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st 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).