Direct popular vote index - Country rankings
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Direct popular vote index, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 171 countries was 0.096 index points. The highest value was in Switzerland: 0.679 index points and the lowest value was in Bangladesh: 0 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. 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 | Direct popular vote index, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 0.679 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 0.618 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 0.551 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 0.466 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Romania | 0.45 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Taiwan | 0.37 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Italy | 0.366 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 0.358 | 8 | 1989 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.326 | 9 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 0.309 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 0.302 | 11 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 0.279 | 12 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Australia | 0.273 | 13 | 1960 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 0.271 | 14 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 0.256 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 0.256 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 0.251 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 0.233 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 0.23 | 19 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Russia | 0.229 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malta | 0.228 | 21 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 0.22 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Peru | 0.219 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chad | 0.213 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 0.213 | 25 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 0.211 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 0.2 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 0.197 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.194 | 29 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 0.191 | 30 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.188 | 31 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 0.185 | 32 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 0.184 | 33 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 0.181 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 0.177 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 0.173 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.17 | 37 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Poland | 0.169 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 0.161 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 0.152 | 40 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 0.151 | 41 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cuba | 0.151 | 42 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 0.151 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 0.151 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 0.15 | 45 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chile | 0.146 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Greece | 0.14 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 0.136 | 48 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 0.136 | 49 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 0.131 | 50 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 0.13 | 51 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.129 | 52 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 0.12 | 53 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 0.12 | 54 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 0.12 | 55 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 0.116 | 56 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 0.115 | 57 | 1990 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 0.112 | 58 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 0.112 | 59 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 0.105 | 60 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Syria | 0.104 | 61 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 0.103 | 62 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 0.093 | 63 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Niger | 0.093 | 64 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 0.092 | 65 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 0.091 | 66 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 0.08 | 67 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 0.08 | 68 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 0.077 | 69 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 0.076 | 70 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.075 | 71 | 1990 - 2024 |
| UK | 0.075 | 72 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 0.07 | 73 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 0.067 | 74 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 0.066 | 75 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 0.063 | 76 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 0.062 | 77 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 0.062 | 78 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 0.062 | 79 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Albania | 0.06 | 80 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 0.057 | 81 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Austria | 0.053 | 82 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Togo | 0.042 | 83 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 0.04 | 84 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 0.038 | 85 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 0.038 | 86 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 0.033 | 87 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.033 | 88 | 1960 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 0.033 | 89 | 1960 - 2024 |
| France | 0.033 | 90 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 0.033 | 91 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 0.031 | 92 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 0.031 | 93 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 0.031 | 94 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.031 | 95 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iran | 0.029 | 96 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 0.029 | 97 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Spain | 0.028 | 98 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 0.028 | 99 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burma | 0.026 | 100 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 0.026 | 101 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 0.024 | 102 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Panama | 0.021 | 103 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 0.02 | 104 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 0.02 | 105 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 0.02 | 106 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 0.02 | 107 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 0.02 | 108 | 1961 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 0.02 | 109 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan | 0.02 | 110 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 0.02 | 111 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 0.02 | 112 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 0.02 | 113 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 0.02 | 114 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 0.02 | 115 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 0.02 | 116 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 0.018 | 117 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 0.017 | 118 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 0.017 | 119 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 0.015 | 120 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Canada | 0.015 | 121 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Finland | 0.015 | 122 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 0.015 | 123 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Norway | 0.015 | 124 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 0.015 | 125 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 0.013 | 126 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 0.013 | 127 | 1960 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 0.013 | 128 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 0.013 | 129 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 0.013 | 130 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 0.013 | 131 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Israel | 0.013 | 132 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 0.013 | 133 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 0.013 | 134 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 0.013 | 135 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 0.013 | 136 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 0.013 | 137 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 0.013 | 138 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 0.012 | 139 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 0.012 | 140 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Germany | 0.011 | 141 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Libya | 0.011 | 142 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 0.011 | 143 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 0.009 | 144 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.009 | 145 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 0.007 | 146 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 0.007 | 147 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 148 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 0 | 149 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 0 | 150 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 151 | 1960 - 2024 |
| China | 0 | 152 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 153 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 0 | 154 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 0 | 155 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 156 | 1960 - 2024 |
| India | 0 | 157 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 158 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 0 | 159 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 0 | 160 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Laos | 0 | 161 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 162 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 163 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 0 | 164 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Oman | 0 | 165 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 166 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 0 | 167 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 0 | 168 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 0 | 169 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 0 | 170 | 1971 - 2024 |
| USA | 0 | 171 | 1960 - 2024 |
Definition: A measure of the extent to which direct democracy is used to make political decisions in the country.
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