Peru vs Romania: Democracy

Peru
2
in 2018
Romania
2
in 2018
Peru rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Peru
  • Romania
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Romania ahead.

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

Across the 17 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 11 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Romania Difference Ahead
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 0.6 0.4 Peru
1870s 1 0 1 Peru
1880s 1 0 1 Peru
1890s 1 0 1 Peru
1900s 1 0 1 Peru
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 0 1 1 Romania
1930s 0.9 0.8 0.1 Peru
1940s 0.8 0.1 0.7 Peru
1950s 1 0 1 Peru
1960s 0.7 0 0.7 Peru
1970s 0.2 0 0.2 Peru
1980s 2 0.1 1.9 Peru
1990s 1.2 1.4 0.2 Romania
2000s 1.9 2 0.1 Romania
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Peru or Romania?
Peru, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Peru and Romania?
0, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Romania?
157 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.
How do Peru and Romania rank globally for democracy?
Peru ranks 1st and Romania 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).