Cyprus vs Germany: Democracy
Cyprus
7
in 2025
Germany
7
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Cyprus
- Germany
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 7 against 7 in Germany, a difference of 0.
Across all 103 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Germany |
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Germany |
| 1890s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Germany |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Germany |
| 1910s | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Germany |
| 1920s | 0 | 6 | 6 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cyprus or Germany?
- Cyprus, at 7 against 7 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cyprus and Germany?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Germany?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Germany rank globally for democracy?
- Cyprus ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).