Indonesia vs Philippines: Democracy
Indonesia
6
in 2025
Philippines
6
in 2025
Indonesia rank
78th
Philippines rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Indonesia
- Philippines
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 6 against 6 in Philippines, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Philippines ahead.
Indonesia ranks 78th and Philippines ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 4 | 2.5 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | Philippines |
| 1990s | 3.3 | 6.9 | 3.6 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Indonesia or Philippines?
- Indonesia, at 6 against 6 in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Indonesia and Philippines?
- 0, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Philippines rank globally for democracy?
- Indonesia ranks 78th and Philippines ranks 78th 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).