Croatia vs Israel: Liberal Democracy Index
Croatia
0.593
in 2025
Israel
0.588
in 2025
Croatia rank
46th
Israel rank
48th
Liberal Democracy Index over time
- Croatia
- Israel
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.593 against 0.588 in Israel, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Israel ahead.
Croatia ranks 46th and Israel ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.076 | 0.3865 | 0.3105 | Israel |
| 1950s | 0.0955 | 0.5012 | 0.4057 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.11 | 0.5496 | 0.4396 | Israel |
| 1970s | 0.1196 | 0.6432 | 0.5236 | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.1335 | 0.679 | 0.5455 | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.217 | 0.6916 | 0.4746 | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.6282 | 0.6854 | 0.0572 | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.6841 | 0.6515 | 0.0326 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.6253 | 0.6198 | 0.0055 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Croatia or Israel?
- Croatia, at 0.593 against 0.588 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Croatia and Israel?
- 0.005, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Israel?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Israel rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Croatia ranks 46th and Israel ranks 48th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.