Mexico vs Peru: Democracy
Mexico
6
in 2025
Peru
6
in 2025
Mexico rank
78th
Peru rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 6 against 6 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Peru ahead.
Mexico ranks 78th and Peru ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 11 and Peru in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | Mexico |
| 1830s | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | Mexico |
| 1840s | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Mexico |
| 1850s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Mexico |
| 1860s | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Mexico |
| 1870s | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | Peru |
| 1880s | 3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | Mexico |
| 1890s | 2.2 | 3 | 0.8 | Peru |
| 1900s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Peru |
| 1910s | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1920s | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 3 | 3.2 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1950s | 3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | Mexico |
| 1960s | 3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | Mexico |
| 1970s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Peru |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 6 | 6.6 | 0.6 | Peru |
| 2010s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Peru |
| 2020s | 6 | 6.33 | 0.3333 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Mexico or Peru?
- Mexico, at 6 against 6 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Mexico and Peru?
- 0, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for democracy?
- Mexico ranks 78th and Peru 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).