Croatia vs United States: Democracy
Croatia
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Croatia rank
32nd
United States rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Croatia
- United States
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 85 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 32nd and United States ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1960s | 0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 | 3 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 | 3 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 3 | 2.2 | 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, Croatia or United States?
- Croatia, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and United States?
- 0, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and United States rank globally for democracy?
- Croatia 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.