Direct popular vote index - Country rankings

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Direct popular vote index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 14 countries was 0.067 index points. The highest value was in Mexico: 0.463 index points and the lowest value was in Barbados: 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
Mexico 0.463 1 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.151 2 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.143 3 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.08 4 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.029 5 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.017 6 1960 - 2023
Canada 0.015 7 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.013 8 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 0.013 9 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.012 10 1960 - 2023
Barbados 0 11 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0 12 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 13 1960 - 2023
USA 0 14 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. Mexico
2. Cuba
3. Guatemala
4. Nicaragua
5. Panama
6. Honduras
7. Canada
8. El Salvador
9. Jamaica
10. Domin. Rep.
11. Barbados
12. Haiti
13. Tr.&Tobago
14. USA
0.463
0.151
0.143
0.080
0.029
0.017
0.015
0.013
0.013
0.012
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.46


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