Direct popular vote index - Country rankings

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Direct popular vote index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 0.068 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
Chad 0.229 2 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.22 3 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 0.189 4 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.155 5 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.151 6 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.141 7 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.128 8 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.128 9 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.123 10 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.12 11 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.12 12 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.105 13 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.105 14 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.104 15 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.088 16 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.085 17 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.074 18 1960 - 2023
Liberia 0.066 19 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.063 20 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.042 21 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 0.041 22 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.033 23 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.033 24 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.033 25 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.033 26 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.031 27 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.031 28 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.026 29 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.024 30 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.02 31 1961 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.02 32 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.02 33 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.02 34 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.018 35 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.015 36 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.013 37 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.013 38 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.013 39 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.013 40 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.013 41 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.012 42 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.009 43 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.009 44 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 0.007 45 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0 46 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0 47 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. Chad
3. Mali
4. Mauritania
5. Burundi
6. Guinea
7. Zimbabwe
8. Ivory Coast
9. Senegal
10. Comoros
11. R. of Congo
12. Rwanda
13. Madagascar
14. Niger
15. Eq. Guinea
16. Zambia
17. Kenya
18. Uganda
19. Liberia
20. Cape Verde
21. Togo
22. DR Congo
23. Benin
24. Burkina Faso
25. Gabon
26. Somalia
27. Mozambique
28. Namibia
29. Gambia
30. Ghana
31. Cameroon
32. G.-Bissau
33. S.T.&Principe
34. South Africa
35. Angola
36. Tanzania
37. Botswana
38. Ethiopia
39. Lesotho
40. Malawi
41. Swaziland
42. Seychelles
43. Mauritius
44. Sierra Leone
45. Nigeria
46. Eritrea
47. Sudan
0.283
0.229
0.220
0.189
0.155
0.151
0.141
0.128
0.128
0.123
0.120
0.120
0.105
0.105
0.104
0.088
0.085
0.074
0.066
0.063
0.042
0.041
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
0.009
0.009
0.007
0.000
0.000
0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.28


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