Direct popular vote index - Country rankings

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Direct popular vote index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 19 countries was 0.164 index points. The highest value was in Ecuador: 0.525 index points and the lowest value was in Haiti: 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
Ecuador 0.525 1 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 0.477 2 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.463 3 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 0.321 4 1960 - 2023
Peru 0.242 5 1960 - 2023
Colombia 0.192 6 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 0.185 7 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.151 8 1960 - 2023
Chile 0.146 9 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.143 10 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 0.088 11 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.08 12 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.029 13 1960 - 2023
Brazil 0.02 14 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.017 15 1960 - 2023
Argentina 0.015 16 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.013 17 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.012 18 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0 19 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. Ecuador
2. Uruguay
3. Mexico
4. Venezuela
5. Peru
6. Colombia
7. Bolivia
8. Cuba
9. Chile
10. Guatemala
11. Paraguay
12. Nicaragua
13. Panama
14. Brazil
15. Honduras
16. Argentina
17. El Salvador
18. Domin. Rep.
19. Haiti
0.525
0.477
0.463
0.321
0.242
0.192
0.185
0.151
0.146
0.143
0.088
0.080
0.029
0.020
0.017
0.015
0.013
0.012
0.000
0
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.53


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