Israel vs United States: Democracy
Israel
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Israel rank
32nd
United States rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Israel
- United States
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Israel ranks 32nd and United States ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and United States in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | 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 | United States |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | Israel |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.83 | 0.3333 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Israel or United States?
- Israel, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Israel and United States?
- 0, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Israel and United States rank globally for democracy?
- Israel 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.