India vs Romania: Democracy Index

India
9
in 2018
Romania
9
in 2018
India rank
33rd
Romania rank
33rd

Democracy Index over time

  • India
  • Romania
-10-50510185919382018

How they compare

India currently reports 9 against 9 in Romania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1952 it was India ahead.

India ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 33rd of 167 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 5 -7 12 India
1960s 5.9 -7 12.9 India
1970s 7.6 -7.3 14.9 India
1980s 8 -7.3 15.3 India
1990s 8.2 6.2 2 India
2000s 9 8.6 0.4 India
2010s 9 9 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy index, India or Romania?
India, at 9 against 9 in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy index between India and Romania?
0, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Romania?
67 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2018.
How do India and Romania rank globally for democracy index?
India ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 33rd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from -10 to 10 (fully democratic).