Polity data series

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File:Number of nations 1800-2003 scoring 8 or higher on Polity IV scale.png
Number of nations 1800–2003 scoring 8 or higher on the Polity IV scale, a measure of democracy
File:Polity IV 2017.png
World map showing findings from the Polity IV data series report for 2017

The Polity data series is a data series in political science research.[1][2][3] Along with the V-Dem Democracy Indices project and The Economist Democracy Index, Polity is among prominent datasets that measure democracy and autocracy.[4][5][6][7][8]

The Polity study was initiated in the late 1960s by Ted Robert Gurr and is now continued by Monty G. Marshall, one of Gurr's students. It was sponsored by the Political Instability Task Force (PITF) until February 2020.[9] The PITF is funded by the Central Intelligence Agency.[10]Template:Fcn

The data series has been criticized for its methodology, Americentrism, and connections to the CIA. Seva Gunitsky, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, stated that the data series was appropriate "for research that examines constraints on governing elites, but not for studying the expansion of suffrage over the nineteenth century".

Scoring chart

Polity Score ranges from -10 to +10
Polity score range 10 6 to 9 1 to 5 −5 to 0 −10 to −6
Regime type Full Democracy Democracy Open Anocracy Closed Anocracy Autocracy

Scores for 2018

Country Democracy score Autocracy score Polity IV score[11][12] Polity IV regime type
File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 1 2 −1 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 3 1 2 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola 2 4 −2 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 7 0 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 0 7 −7 Autocracy
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 0 10 −10 Autocracy
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 0 6 −6 Autocracy
File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 0 7 −7 Autocracy
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin 7 0 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 7 0 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 7 0 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 7 1 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 2 3 −1 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 0 4 −4 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 1 5 −4 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic 7 1 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad 1 3 −2 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 0 7 −7 Autocracy
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 7 0 7 Democracy
File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros 0 3 −3 Closed Anocracy
Template:Flagicon Congo Brazzaville 0 4 −4 Closed Anocracy
Template:Flagicon Congo Kinshasa 1 4 −3 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 1 6 −5 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti 3 0 3 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 8 1 7 Democracy
Template:Country data East Timor 9 1 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 6 1 5 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 0 4 −4 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea 0 6 −6 Autocracy
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 0 7 −7 Autocracy
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 3 2 1 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 4 0 4 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of France.svg France 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 4 1 3 Open Anocracy
Template:Flagicon Gambia 4 0 4 Open Anocracy
Template:Country data Georgia 8 1 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 9 1 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 4 0 4 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau 7 1 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 8 1 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 6 1 5 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras 7 0 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of India.svg India 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 0 7 −7 Autocracy
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 6 0 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 7 1 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 5 1 4 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 2 5 −3 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 0 6 −6 Autocracy
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 0 7 −7 Autocracy
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 0 7 −7 Autocracy
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 6 0 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho 9 1 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia 8 1 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 10 0 10 Full Democracy
Template:Country data North Macedonia 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 6 0 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 6 0 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 7 0 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali 6 1 5 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 0 2 −2 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 1 5 −4 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 6 1 5 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 6 0 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 8 1 7 Democracy
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 7 1 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger 6 1 5 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 8 1 7 Democracy
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 0 10 −10 Autocracy
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 0 8 −8 Autocracy
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 7 0 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 5 0 5 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 0 10 −10 Autocracy
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 5 1 4 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 0 3 −3 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 0 10 −10 Autocracy
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 7 0 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 9 1 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone 8 1 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 2 4 −2 Closed Anocracy
Template:Flagicon Slovak Republic 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 9 1 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 5 0 5 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 9 0 9 Democracy
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 7 1 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 0 4 −4 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 6 1 5 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland 0 9 −9 Autocracy
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria 0 9 −9 Autocracy
File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 1 4 −3 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 4 1 3 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 0 3 −3 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo 1 3 −2 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 7 0 7 Democracy
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 0 4 −4 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 0 8 −8 Autocracy
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 1 2 −1 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 5 1 4 Open Anocracy
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 0 8 −8 Autocracy
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 8 0 8 Democracy
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 10 0 10 Full Democracy
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 0 9 −9 Autocracy
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 1 4 −3 Closed Anocracy
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 0 7 −7 Autocracy
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 6 0 6 Democracy
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 5 1 4 Open Anocracy

Criticism

The 2002 paper "Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy" claimed several problems with commonly used democracy rankings, including Polity, opining that the criteria used to determine "democracy" were misleadingly narrow.[13]

The Polity data series has been criticized by Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting for its methodology and determination of what is and isn't a democracy. FAIR has criticized the data series for Americentrism with the United States being shown as the only democracy in the world in 1842, being given a nine out of ten during slavery, and a ten out of ten during the Jim Crow era. The organization has also been critical of the data series for ignoring European colonialism in Africa and Asia with those areas being labeled as no data before the 1960s. FAIR has also been critical of the data series' connection to the Central Intelligence Agency. Max Roser, the founder of Our World in Data, stated that Polity IV was far from perfect and was concerned at the data series' connections with the Central Intelligence Agency.[14]

Seva Gunitsky, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, wrote in The Washington Post where he stated that "Polity IV measures might be appropriate for research that examines constraints on governing elites, but not for studying the expansion of suffrage over the nineteenth century". Gunitsky was critical of the data series for ignoring suffrage.[15]

See also

References

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