Boix-Miller-Rosato Democracy Coding for 222 Countries, 1800-2015

222 countries worldwide are coded for democracy from 1800 to 2015. The data set provides a dichotomous classification and includes an updated measure requiring a sufficient level of female suffrage. It was created by Carles Boix, Michael K. Miller, and Sebastian Rosato, with the original version published in 2013.

Use Cases

• Classifying political regimes as democratic or non-democratic based on the dichotomous coding.
• Analyzing long-term global trends in democracy based on the 215-year time series.
• Studying the relationship between female suffrage and democracy based on the included specific measure.

Strengths

• Covers 222 countries, providing a global scope.
• Spans 215 years (1800-2015), enabling long-term historical analysis.
• Includes a specific measure of democracy tied to female suffrage.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Carles Boix, Michael K. Miller, Sebastian Rosato / Princeton University

Collection Method

Dichotomous expert coding of political regimes.

Time Range

1800-2015

Geography

Global (222 countries)