Netherlands vs Pakistan: Democracy

Netherlands
2
in 2018
Pakistan
2
in 2018
Netherlands rank
1st
Pakistan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Netherlands
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2 against 2 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 2 1.12 0.875 Netherlands
1980s 2 0.7 1.3 Netherlands
1990s 2 1.8 0.2 Netherlands
2000s 2 0.8 1.2 Netherlands
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Netherlands or Pakistan?
Netherlands, at 2 against 2 in Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Netherlands and Pakistan?
0, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Pakistan?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Pakistan rank globally for democracy?
Netherlands ranks 1st and Pakistan 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

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).