United Kingdom vs USSR: Democracy
United Kingdom
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
United Kingdom rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Democracy over time
- United Kingdom
- USSR
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
United Kingdom ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, United Kingdom or USSR?
- United Kingdom, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between United Kingdom and USSR?
- 1, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and USSR?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
- How do United Kingdom and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- United Kingdom 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).