Mexico: Direct popular vote index

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 Mexico

Direct popular vote index

 Latest value 0.466
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.032
 Min - Max 0.000 - 0.466
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.466 index points, unchanged from 0.466 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.096 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1960 to 2024 is 0.032 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.466 index points was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Mexico: Direct popular vote index
 2024 0.466
 2023 0.466
 2022 0.466
 2021 0.220
 2020 0.073
 2019 0.073
 2018 0.073
 2017 0.073




Definition: A measure of the extent to which direct democracy is used to make political decisions in the country.

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