Peru vs Philippines: Democracy
Peru
6
in 2025
Philippines
6
in 2025
Peru rank
78th
Philippines rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Peru
- Philippines
How they compare
Peru currently reports 6 against 6 in Philippines, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Philippines ahead.
Peru ranks 78th and Philippines ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 15 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1830s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Peru |
| 1840s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Peru |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Peru |
| 1860s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Peru |
| 1870s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Peru |
| 1880s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Peru |
| 1890s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Peru |
| 1900s | 3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | Peru |
| 1910s | 2.4 | 2 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Philippines |
| 1930s | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1 | Peru |
| 1950s | 2.2 | 4 | 1.8 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 4 | 1.2 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Philippines |
| 1980s | 6 | 3.9 | 2.1 | Peru |
| 1990s | 3 | 6.9 | 3.9 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 6.6 | 6 | 0.6 | Peru |
| 2010s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Peru |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 6 | 0.3333 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Peru or Philippines?
- Peru, at 6 against 6 in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Peru and Philippines?
- 0, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Philippines?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Philippines rank globally for democracy?
- Peru 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).