Israel vs Italy: Age of democracy

Israel
71 years
in 2018
Italy
72 years
in 2018
Israel rank
17th
Italy rank
16th

Age of democracy over time

  • Israel
  • Italy
020406080194719822018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 72 years against 71 years in Israel, a difference of 1 years.

Across all 71 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 17th and Italy ranks 16th of 110 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Italy Difference Ahead
1940s 1.5 years 2.5 years 1 years Italy
1950s 7.5 years 8.5 years 1 years Italy
1960s 17.5 years 18.5 years 1 years Italy
1970s 27.5 years 28.5 years 1 years Italy
1980s 37.5 years 38.5 years 1 years Italy
1990s 47.5 years 48.5 years 1 years Italy
2000s 57.5 years 58.5 years 1 years Italy
2010s 67 years 68 years 1 years Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age of democracy, Israel or Italy?
Italy, at 72 years against 71 years in Israel as of 2018.
What is the difference in age of democracy between Israel and Italy?
1 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?
71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
How do Israel and Italy rank globally for age of democracy?
Israel ranks 17th and Italy ranks 16th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age of democracy
Unit
years
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,915 data points, 1801–2019
Last refreshed

Number of consecutive years in a democracy.