Direct popular vote index - Country rankings

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Direct popular vote index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 53 countries was 0.075 index points. The highest value was in the Central African Republic: 0.283 index points and the lowest value was in Eritrea: 0 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
C.A. Republic 0.283 1 1960 - 2023
Egypt 0.271 2 1960 - 2023
Chad 0.229 3 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.22 4 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 0.189 5 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.163 6 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.155 7 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.151 8 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.151 9 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.141 10 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.128 11 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.128 12 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.123 13 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.12 14 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.12 15 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.117 16 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.105 17 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.105 18 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.104 19 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.088 20 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.085 21 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.074 22 1960 - 2023
Liberia 0.066 23 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.063 24 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.042 25 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 0.041 26 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.04 27 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.033 28 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.033 29 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.033 30 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.033 31 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.031 32 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.031 33 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.026 34 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.024 35 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.02 36 1961 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.02 37 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.02 38 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.02 39 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.018 40 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.015 41 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.013 42 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.013 43 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.013 44 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.013 45 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.013 46 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.012 47 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.011 48 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.009 49 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.009 50 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 0.007 51 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0 52 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0 53 1960 - 2023



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

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1. C.A. Republic
2. Egypt
3. Chad
4. Mali
5. Mauritania
6. Algeria
7. Burundi
8. Guinea
9. Tunisia
10. Zimbabwe
11. Ivory Coast
12. Senegal
13. Comoros
14. R. of Congo
15. Rwanda
16. Morocco
17. Madagascar
18. Niger
19. Eq. Guinea
20. Zambia
21. Kenya
22. Uganda
23. Liberia
24. Cape Verde
25. Togo
26. DR Congo
27. Djibouti
28. Benin
29. Burkina Faso
30. Gabon
31. Somalia
32. Mozambique
33. Namibia
34. Gambia
35. Ghana
36. Cameroon
37. G.-Bissau
38. S.T.&Principe
39. South Africa
40. Angola
41. Tanzania
42. Botswana
43. Ethiopia
44. Lesotho
45. Malawi
46. Swaziland
47. Seychelles
48. Libya
49. Mauritius
50. Sierra Leone
51. Nigeria
52. Eritrea
53. Sudan
0.283
0.271
0.229
0.220
0.189
0.163
0.155
0.151
0.151
0.141
0.128
0.128
0.123
0.120
0.120
0.117
0.105
0.105
0.104
0.088
0.085
0.074
0.066
0.063
0.042
0.041
0.040
0.033
0.033
0.033
0.033
0.031
0.031
0.026
0.024
0.020
0.020
0.020
0.020
0.018
0.015
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.012
0.011
0.009
0.009
0.007
0.000
0.000
0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.28


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