Romania vs Serbia: Democracy
Romania
2
in 2018
Serbia
2
in 2018
Romania rank
1st
Serbia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Romania
- Serbia
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2 against 2 in Serbia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Romania |
| 1860s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Serbia |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Serbia |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Serbia |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Serbia |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Serbia |
| 1910s | 1 | 1.12 | 0.125 | Serbia |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Serbia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Serbia |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | Romania |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Romania or Serbia?
- Romania, at 2 against 2 in Serbia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Romania and Serbia?
- 0, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Serbia?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.
- How do Romania and Serbia rank globally for democracy?
- Romania 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).