Deliberative democracy index - Country rankings

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Deliberative democracy index , 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 171 countries was 0.388 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.877 index points and the lowest value was in North Korea: 0.011 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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Countries Deliberative democracy index , 2022 Global rank Available data
Denmark 0.877 1 1960 - 2022
Norway 0.872 2 1960 - 2022
Switzerland 0.863 3 1960 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.839 4 1960 - 2022
Germany 0.816 5 1960 - 2022
Belgium 0.812 6 1960 - 2022
Ireland 0.808 7 1960 - 2022
France 0.806 8 1960 - 2022
Sweden 0.806 9 1960 - 2022
Netherlands 0.804 10 1960 - 2022
Finland 0.792 11 1960 - 2022
Australia 0.786 12 1960 - 2022
New Zealand 0.779 13 1960 - 2022
Italy 0.768 14 1960 - 2022
Spain 0.765 15 1960 - 2022
Chile 0.758 16 1960 - 2022
Estonia 0.754 17 1990 - 2022
Japan 0.744 18 1960 - 2022
Czechia 0.74 19 1960 - 2022
Portugal 0.737 20 1960 - 2022
Taiwan 0.734 21 1960 - 2022
UK 0.73 22 1960 - 2022
Canada 0.715 23 1960 - 2022
Iceland 0.714 24 1960 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0.713 25 1960 - 2022
USA 0.711 26 1960 - 2022
Slovenia 0.702 27 1989 - 2022
Latvia 0.689 28 1990 - 2022
Seychelles 0.688 29 1960 - 2022
Barbados 0.687 30 1960 - 2022
Greece 0.684 31 1960 - 2022
South Korea 0.682 32 1960 - 2022
Jamaica 0.678 33 1960 - 2022
Moldova 0.674 34 1990 - 2022
Austria 0.671 35 1960 - 2022
Uruguay 0.662 36 1960 - 2022
Lithuania 0.648 37 1990 - 2022
Argentina 0.642 38 1960 - 2022
Malta 0.634 39 1960 - 2022
Cyprus 0.63 40 1960 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.618 41 1960 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.615 42 1960 - 2022
Israel 0.612 43 1960 - 2022
Suriname 0.606 44 1960 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0.605 45 1960 - 2022
Slovakia 0.605 46 1993 - 2022
South Africa 0.598 47 1960 - 2022
Bulgaria 0.588 48 1960 - 2022
Croatia 0.587 49 1991 - 2022
Senegal 0.563 50 1960 - 2022
Panama 0.56 51 1960 - 2022
Colombia 0.537 52 1960 - 2022
Georgia 0.532 53 1990 - 2022
Ghana 0.526 54 1960 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.521 55 1960 - 2022
Malawi 0.511 56 1960 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.508 57 1960 - 2022
Armenia 0.502 58 1990 - 2022
Bhutan 0.495 59 1960 - 2022
Lesotho 0.493 60 1960 - 2022
Indonesia 0.487 61 1960 - 2022
Namibia 0.463 62 1960 - 2022
Zambia 0.462 63 1960 - 2022
Ecuador 0.461 64 1960 - 2022
Niger 0.461 65 1960 - 2022
Gambia 0.458 66 1960 - 2022
Mauritius 0.455 67 1960 - 2022
Kenya 0.449 68 1960 - 2022
Brazil 0.448 69 1960 - 2022
Peru 0.444 70 1960 - 2022
Mongolia 0.434 71 1960 - 2022
Maldives 0.43 72 1960 - 2022
Liberia 0.428 73 1960 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.399 74 1960 - 2022
Nepal 0.394 75 1960 - 2022
Montenegro 0.389 76 1998 - 2022
Botswana 0.378 77 1960 - 2022
Honduras 0.377 78 1960 - 2022
North Macedonia 0.371 79 1991 - 2022
Philippines 0.36 80 1960 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.359 81 1960 - 2022
Togo 0.359 82 1960 - 2022
Mexico 0.358 83 1960 - 2022
Poland 0.358 84 1960 - 2022
Singapore 0.356 85 1960 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 0.355 86 1992 - 2022
Bolivia 0.354 87 1960 - 2022
Ukraine 0.351 88 1990 - 2022
Romania 0.35 89 1960 - 2022
Paraguay 0.346 90 1960 - 2022
Tanzania 0.334 91 1960 - 2022
Sri Lanka 0.328 92 1960 - 2022
Malaysia 0.323 93 1960 - 2022
Nigeria 0.322 94 1960 - 2022
Pakistan 0.32 95 1960 - 2022
Lebanon 0.319 96 1960 - 2022
Fiji 0.303 97 1960 - 2022
Benin 0.297 98 1960 - 2022
India 0.295 99 1960 - 2022
Tunisia 0.293 100 1960 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 0.284 101 1990 - 2022
Madagascar 0.283 102 1960 - 2022
Gabon 0.282 103 1960 - 2022
Mauritania 0.28 104 1960 - 2022
DR Congo 0.275 105 1960 - 2022
Albania 0.273 106 1960 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.273 107 1960 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0.273 108 1960 - 2022
Kuwait 0.267 109 1960 - 2022
Uganda 0.262 110 1960 - 2022
Guyana 0.26 111 1960 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.258 112 1960 - 2022
Morocco 0.255 113 1960 - 2022
Mali 0.252 114 1960 - 2022
Guatemala 0.239 115 1960 - 2022
Serbia 0.231 116 1960 - 2022
Libya 0.229 117 1960 - 2022
Mozambique 0.225 118 1960 - 2022
Iraq 0.222 119 1960 - 2022
Jordan 0.22 120 1960 - 2022
Haiti 0.215 121 1960 - 2022
Zimbabwe 0.215 122 1960 - 2022
Hungary 0.213 123 1960 - 2022
Rwanda 0.213 124 1960 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0.194 125 1960 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.193 126 1960 - 2022
Comoros 0.191 127 1960 - 2022
Algeria 0.184 128 1960 - 2022
Kazakhstan 0.178 129 1991 - 2022
Vietnam 0.174 130 1960 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.17 131 1960 - 2022
Angola 0.163 132 1960 - 2022
Uzbekistan 0.16 133 1990 - 2022
El Salvador 0.149 134 1960 - 2022
Djibouti 0.147 135 1960 - 2022
Somalia 0.145 136 1960 - 2022
Cameroon 0.122 137 1961 - 2022
Bangladesh 0.121 138 1971 - 2022
Qatar 0.104 139 1960 - 2022
Chad 0.101 140 1960 - 2022
Cuba 0.098 141 1960 - 2022
Iran 0.093 142 1960 - 2022
Egypt 0.091 143 1960 - 2022
UA Emirates 0.086 144 1971 - 2022
Turkey 0.084 145 1960 - 2022
Guinea 0.08 146 1960 - 2022
Burundi 0.079 147 1960 - 2022
China 0.079 148 1960 - 2022
Russia 0.073 149 1960 - 2022
Thailand 0.073 150 1960 - 2022
Bahrain 0.068 151 1960 - 2022
Cambodia 0.067 152 1960 - 2022
Sudan 0.063 153 1960 - 2022
Burma 0.062 154 1960 - 2022
Oman 0.062 155 1960 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.06 156 1960 - 2022
Laos 0.057 157 1960 - 2022
Tajikistan 0.055 158 1990 - 2022
Azerbaijan 0.048 159 1990 - 2022
Hong Kong 0.048 160 1960 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.043 161 1960 - 2022
Venezuela 0.041 162 1960 - 2022
Belarus 0.039 163 1990 - 2022
Swaziland 0.036 164 1960 - 2022
Syria 0.034 165 1960 - 2022
Eritrea 0.033 166 1960 - 2022
Yemen 0.03 167 1960 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.028 168 1960 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.025 169 1960 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0.025 170 1991 - 2022
North Korea 0.011 171 1960 - 2022



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1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Switzerland
4. Luxembourg
5. Germany
6. Belgium
7. Ireland
8. France
9. Sweden
10. Netherlands
11. Finland
12. Australia
13. New Zealand
14. Italy
15. Spain
16. Chile
17. Estonia
18. Japan
19. Czechia
20. Portugal
21. Taiwan
22. UK
23. Canada
24. Iceland
25. Tr.&Tobago
26. USA
27. Slovenia
28. Latvia
29. Seychelles
30. Barbados
31. Greece
32. South Korea
33. Jamaica
34. Moldova
35. Austria
36. Uruguay
37. Lithuania
38. Argentina
39. Malta
40. Cyprus
41. Cape Verde
42. Vanuatu
43. Israel
44. Suriname
45. Domin. Rep.
46. Slovakia
47. South Africa
48. Bulgaria
49. Croatia
50. Senegal
51. Panama
52. Colombia
53. Georgia
54. Ghana
55. S.T.&Principe
56. Malawi
57. Sierra Leone
58. Armenia
59. Bhutan
60. Lesotho
61. Indonesia
62. Namibia
63. Zambia
64. Ecuador
65. Niger
66. Gambia
67. Mauritius
68. Kenya
69. Brazil
70. Peru
71. Mongolia
72. Maldives
73. Liberia
74. Ivory Coast
75. Nepal
76. Montenegro
77. Botswana
78. Honduras
79. North Macedonia
80. Philippines
81. Solomon Isl.
82. Togo
83. Mexico
84. Poland
85. Singapore
86. Bosnia & Herz.
87. Bolivia
88. Ukraine
89. Romania
90. Paraguay
91. Tanzania
92. Sri Lanka
93. Malaysia
94. Nigeria
95. Pakistan
96. Lebanon
97. Fiji
98. Benin
99. India
100. Tunisia
101. Kyrgyzstan
102. Madagascar
103. Gabon
104. Mauritania
105. DR Congo
106. Albania
107. Burkina Faso
108. Papua N.G.
109. Kuwait
110. Uganda
111. Guyana
112. Ethiopia
113. Morocco
114. Mali
115. Guatemala
116. Serbia
117. Libya
118. Mozambique
119. Iraq
120. Jordan
121. Haiti
122. Zimbabwe
123. Hungary
124. Rwanda
125. G.-Bissau
126. R. of Congo
127. Comoros
128. Algeria
129. Kazakhstan
130. Vietnam
131. C.A. Republic
132. Angola
133. Uzbekistan
134. El Salvador
135. Djibouti
136. Somalia
137. Cameroon
138. Bangladesh
139. Qatar
140. Chad
141. Cuba
142. Iran
143. Egypt
144. UA Emirates
145. Turkey
146. Guinea
147. Burundi
148. China
149. Russia
150. Thailand
151. Bahrain
152. Cambodia
153. Sudan
154. Burma
155. Oman
156. Saudi Arabia
157. Laos
158. Tajikistan
159. Azerbaijan
160. Hong Kong
161. Eq. Guinea
162. Venezuela
163. Belarus
164. Swaziland
165. Syria
166. Eritrea
167. Yemen
168. Nicaragua
169. Afghanistan
170. Turkmenistan
171. North Korea
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0.104
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0.098
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0.068
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