Sri Lanka vs USSR: Democracy
Sri Lanka
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Sri Lanka rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Sri Lanka
- USSR
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Sri Lanka or USSR?
- Sri Lanka, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Sri Lanka and USSR?
- 1, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and USSR?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 1991.
- How do Sri Lanka and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Sri Lanka 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
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).