Serbia vs USSR: Democracy

Serbia
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Serbia rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Serbia
  • USSR
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.

That makes Serbia's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Serbia ahead.

Serbia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 0.875 0 0.875 Serbia
1930s 0.3 0 0.3 Serbia
1940s 0.5 0 0.5 Serbia
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 1 0.1 0.9 Serbia
1990s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Serbia or USSR?
Serbia, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Serbia and USSR?
1, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and USSR?
70 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
How do Serbia and USSR rank globally for democracy?
Serbia ranks 1st and USSR 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).