Argentina vs Netherlands: Full democracy

Argentina
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Argentina
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Netherlands 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 0
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 0.8 0.8 Netherlands
1930s 0 0.3 0.3 Netherlands
1940s 0 0.4 0.4 Netherlands
1950s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1960s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1970s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1980s 0.4 1 0.6 Netherlands
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 full democracy, Argentina or Netherlands?
Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Argentina and Netherlands?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Netherlands?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Netherlands rank globally for full democracy?
Argentina ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).