Argentina vs India: Distribution of Democracy Index

Argentina
19
in 2018
India
19
in 2018
Argentina rank
33rd
India rank
33rd

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • Argentina
  • India
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 19 against 19 in India, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1952 it was India ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina India Difference Ahead
1950s 7.12 15 7.88 India
1960s 9.7 15.9 6.2 India
1970s 5.5 17.6 12.1 India
1980s 13 18 5 India
1990s 17.1 18.2 1.1 India
2000s 18 19 1 India
2010s 18.44 19 0.5556 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of democracy index, Argentina or India?
Argentina, at 19 against 19 in India as of 2018.
What is the difference in distribution of democracy index between Argentina and India?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and India?
67 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2018.
How do Argentina and India rank globally for distribution of democracy index?
Argentina ranks 33rd and India ranks 33rd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Distribution of 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
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
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 0 to 20 (fully democratic).