Revolution Rankings
Major revolutions that significantly impacted political systems, societies, and global history.
History & PoliticsTop 50
🌍 World Ranking
▲ Top 5
#1
Industrial Revolution (Britain, 1760)
+5
#2
French Revolution (France, 1789)
+4
#3
Velvet Revolution (Czechoslovakia, 1989)
+3
#4
Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe (Eastern Europe, 1989)
+2
#5
American Civil Rights Movement (USA, 1954)
+1
▼ Bottom 5
#1
Nicaraguan Revolution (Nicaragua, 1979)
-5
#2
Khmer Rouge Revolution (Cambodia, 1975)
-4
#3
Bolivarian Revolution (Venezuela, 1999)
-3
#4
Iranian Revolution (Iran, 1979)
-2
#5
Russian Revolution (Russia, 1917)
-1
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Industrial Revolution (Britain, 1760)+5
French Revolution (France, 1789)+4
Velvet Revolution (Czechoslovakia, 1989)+3
Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe (Eastern Europe, 1989)+2
American Civil Rights Movement (USA, 1954)+1
American Revolution (USA, 1775)—
Haitian Revolution (Haiti, 1791)—
Latin American Wars of Independence (Latin America, 1810)—
Revolutions of 1848 (Europe, 1848)—
Taiping Rebellion (China, 1850)—
Meiji Restoration (Japan, 1868)—
Mexican Revolution (Mexico, 1910)—
Chinese Communist Revolution (China, 1949)—
Cuban Revolution (Cuba, 1953)—
Glorious Revolution (England, 1688)—
English Civil War / Revolution (England, 1642)—
Arab Spring (Middle East, 2010)—
Cultural Revolution (China, 1966)—
Algerian Revolution (Algeria, 1954)—
Vietnamese Revolution (Vietnam, 1945)—
Philippine People Power Revolution (Philippines, 1986)—
Ethiopian Revolution (Ethiopia, 1974)—
Portuguese Carnation Revolution (Portugal, 1974)—
Hungarian Revolution (Hungary, 1956)—
Greek War of Independence (Greece, 1821)—
Serbian Revolution (Serbia, 1804)—
Belgian Revolution (Belgium, 1830)—
Spanish Revolution (Spain, 1936)—
German Revolution (Germany, 1918)—
Young Turk Revolution (Ottoman Empire, 1908)—
Indonesian National Revolution (Indonesia, 1945)—
Bangladeshi Liberation War (Bangladesh, 1971)—
Tunisian Revolution (Tunisia, 2010)—
Egyptian Revolution (Egypt, 2011)—
Libyan Revolution (Libya, 2011)—
Syrian Uprising (Syria, 2011)—
Sudanese Revolution (Sudan, 2018)—
Orange Revolution (Ukraine, 2004)—
Euromaidan Revolution (Ukraine, 2014)—
Nepalese Civil War / Revolution (Nepal, 1996)—
Zanzibar Revolution (Zanzibar, 1964)—
Somali Revolution (Somalia, 1969)—
Laotian Revolution (Laos, 1975)—
Mongolian Revolution (Mongolia, 1921)—
Iranian Constitutional Revolution (Iran, 1905)—
Russian Revolution (Russia, 1917)-1
Iranian Revolution (Iran, 1979)-2
Bolivarian Revolution (Venezuela, 1999)-3
Khmer Rouge Revolution (Cambodia, 1975)-4
Nicaraguan Revolution (Nicaragua, 1979)-5