Argentina vs United States: Democracy
Argentina
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Argentina rank
32nd
United States rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Argentina
- United States
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 32nd and United States ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | United States |
| 1800s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1850s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United States |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 3 | 2.4 | United States |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 3 | 1.7 | United States |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 | 1 | United States |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | United States |
| 2010s | 2 | 3 | 1 | United States |
| 2020s | 2 | 2.83 | 0.8333 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Argentina or United States?
- Argentina, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and United States?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and United States rank globally for democracy?
- Argentina ranks 32nd and United States ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.