Romania: Direct popular vote index

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 Romania

Direct popular vote index

 Latest value 0.450
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.174
 Min - Max 0.020 - 0.557
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.45 index points, a decline from 0.498 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.096 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Romania from 1960 to 2024 is 0.174 index points. The minimum value, 0.02 index points, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.557 index points was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Romania: Direct popular vote index
 2024 0.450
 2023 0.498
 2022 0.534
 2021 0.541
 2020 0.549
 2019 0.557
 2018 0.405
 2017 0.211




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

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