Romania vs United States: Liberal democracy
Romania
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Romania rank
32nd
United States rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Romania
- United States
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 195 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 32nd and United States ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 3 | 2.5 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 | 3 | United States |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 | 1 | United States |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | United States |
| 2010s | 2 | 3 | 1 | United States |
| 2020s | 2 | 2.83 | 0.8333 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Romania or United States?
- Romania, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Romania and United States?
- 0, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
- 195 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2025.
- How do Romania and United States rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Romania ranks 32nd and United States ranks 32nd 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.