Russia vs Serbia: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Russia
1
in 2025
Serbia
1
in 2025
Russia rank
87th
Serbia rank
87th
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Russia
- Serbia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1 against 1 in Serbia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Serbia ahead.
Russia ranks 87th and Serbia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Serbia |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Russia |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Russia |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | Serbia |
| 2010s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Russia or Serbia?
- Russia, at 1 against 1 in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Russia and Serbia?
- 0, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Serbia?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Serbia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Russia ranks 87th and Serbia ranks 87th 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.