Cyprus vs Italy: Liberal democracy
Cyprus
3
in 2025
Italy
3
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Cyprus
- Italy
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 3 against 3 in Italy, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Italy |
| 1980s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Italy |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 3 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Cyprus or Italy?
- Cyprus, at 3 against 3 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Cyprus and Italy?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Italy?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Italy rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Cyprus ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.