Argentina vs Bolivia: Electoral democracy

Argentina
2
in 2025
Bolivia
2
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Bolivia rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2 against 2 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Bolivia ahead.

Argentina ranks 1st and Bolivia ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 12 and Bolivia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Bolivia Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0.3 0.3 Bolivia
1840s 0 0.7 0.7 Bolivia
1850s 0.1 0.7 0.6 Bolivia
1860s 1 0.2 0.8 Argentina
1870s 1 0.1 0.9 Argentina
1880s 1 0.8 0.2 Argentina
1890s 1 0.8 0.2 Argentina
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 0.9 0.1 Argentina
1930s 1 0.5 0.5 Argentina
1940s 0.7778 0.4444 0.3333 Argentina
1950s 0.9 0.8 0.1 Argentina
1960s 0.9 0.9 0
1970s 0.6 0.1 0.5 Argentina
1980s 1.3 0.9 0.4 Argentina
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 1.8 0.2 Argentina
2020s 2 1.83 0.1667 Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Argentina or Bolivia?
Argentina, at 2 against 2 in Bolivia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Argentina and Bolivia?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bolivia?
200 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Bolivia rank globally for electoral democracy?
Argentina ranks 1st and Bolivia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.