Hungary vs India: Electoral democracy
Hungary
1
in 2025
India
1
in 2025
Hungary rank
1st
India rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Hungary
- India
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1 against 1 in India, a difference of 0.
Across all 159 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 198 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Hungary or India?
- Hungary, at 1 against 1 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Hungary and India?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and India?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and India rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Hungary ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral 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 using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).