Libya vs Sudan: Democracy
Libya
0
in 2025
Sudan
0
in 2025
Libya rank
176th
Sudan rank
176th
Democracy over time
- Libya
- Sudan
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0 against 0 in Sudan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 127 shared years of data; in 1899 it was Sudan ahead.
Libya ranks 176th and Sudan ranks 176th of 198 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Sudan |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1 | Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Libya or Sudan?
- Libya, at 0 against 0 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Libya and Sudan?
- 0, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sudan?
- 127 years are reported by both, from 1899 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Sudan rank globally for democracy?
- Libya ranks 176th and Sudan ranks 176th 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).