Netherlands vs Serbia: Democracy
Netherlands
2
in 2018
Serbia
2
in 2018
Netherlands rank
1st
Serbia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Netherlands
- Serbia
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2 against 2 in Serbia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Serbia ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 10 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Serbia |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Serbia |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.38 | 1.12 | 0.25 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 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 Serbia?
- Netherlands, at 2 against 2 in Serbia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Netherlands and Serbia?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Serbia?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
- How do Netherlands and Serbia rank globally for democracy?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Serbia 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).