Netherlands vs Romania: Democracy
Netherlands
2
in 2018
Romania
2
in 2018
Netherlands rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Netherlands
- Romania
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2 against 2 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Romania ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1.33 | 1 | 0.3333 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Netherlands or Romania?
- Netherlands, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Netherlands and Romania?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.
- How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for democracy?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Romania 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).