Democracy in Vatican
Vatican: Democracy was 0 in 1870. ▬ Flat
Latest (1870)
0
World rank
146th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0
in 1815
All-time low
0
in 1815
Years of data
56
1815–1870
Democracy in Vatican, 1815–1870
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 0 for democracy in 1870. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Over the whole period, democracy in Vatican peaked at 0 in 1815 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1815.
Vatican ranks 146th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vatican
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- 146 Qatar 0 compare
- 146 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 146 Syria 0 compare
- 146 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 146 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 146 Uzbekistan 0 compare
- 146 Vietnam 0 compare
More reference data data for Vatican
- Competitive elections 0 (1869)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1869)
- Universal right to vote 0 (1869)
- Democracy 0 (1869)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (1869)
- Elected parliament 0 (1869)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (1869)
- Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections 0 (1861)
- Democracy 0 (1861)
- Participatory Political Institutions Index 0.036 (1870)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Vatican?
- Democracy in Vatican was 0 in 1870, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 1815.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1815.
- How does Vatican rank for democracy?
- Vatican ranks 146th out of 167 countries with data for 1870.
- Where does this Vatican data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).