Electoral democracy index - Country rankings

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Electoral democracy index, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 171 countries was 0.5 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.916 index points and the lowest value was in Saudi Arabia: 0.016 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. 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 Electoral democracy index, 2022 Global rank Available data
Denmark 0.916 1 1960 - 2022
Norway 0.899 2 1960 - 2022
Sweden 0.899 3 1960 - 2022
Switzerland 0.898 4 1960 - 2022
Estonia 0.893 5 1990 - 2022
Ireland 0.889 6 1960 - 2022
New Zealand 0.889 7 1960 - 2022
Belgium 0.887 8 1960 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.881 9 1960 - 2022
France 0.874 10 1960 - 2022
Spain 0.873 11 1960 - 2022
Finland 0.861 12 1960 - 2022
Australia 0.858 13 1960 - 2022
Germany 0.857 14 1960 - 2022
Czechia 0.853 15 1960 - 2022
Netherlands 0.852 16 1960 - 2022
Slovakia 0.851 17 1993 - 2022
Canada 0.847 18 1960 - 2022
Portugal 0.846 19 1960 - 2022
Italy 0.844 20 1960 - 2022
UK 0.843 21 1960 - 2022
Japan 0.833 22 1960 - 2022
Taiwan 0.831 23 1960 - 2022
Argentina 0.823 24 1960 - 2022
Latvia 0.821 25 1990 - 2022
Iceland 0.819 26 1960 - 2022
USA 0.819 27 1960 - 2022
South Korea 0.812 28 1960 - 2022
Chile 0.811 29 1960 - 2022
Uruguay 0.804 30 1960 - 2022
Slovenia 0.799 31 1989 - 2022
Jamaica 0.797 32 1960 - 2022
Lithuania 0.797 33 1990 - 2022
Austria 0.794 34 1960 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0.784 35 1960 - 2022
Greece 0.783 36 1960 - 2022
Barbados 0.782 37 1960 - 2022
Malta 0.782 38 1960 - 2022
Cyprus 0.777 39 1960 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.771 40 1960 - 2022
Suriname 0.77 41 1960 - 2022
Seychelles 0.761 42 1960 - 2022
Moldova 0.752 43 1990 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.75 44 1960 - 2022
Peru 0.744 45 1960 - 2022
Croatia 0.738 46 1991 - 2022
Panama 0.729 47 1960 - 2022
Israel 0.723 48 1960 - 2022
South Africa 0.692 49 1960 - 2022
Senegal 0.69 50 1960 - 2022
Colombia 0.689 51 1960 - 2022
Romania 0.689 52 1960 - 2022
Bulgaria 0.688 53 1960 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.684 54 1960 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0.679 55 1960 - 2022
Brazil 0.678 56 1960 - 2022
Ecuador 0.657 57 1960 - 2022
Georgia 0.647 58 1990 - 2022
Nepal 0.646 59 1960 - 2022
Armenia 0.645 60 1990 - 2022
Malawi 0.642 61 1960 - 2022
Lesotho 0.641 62 1960 - 2022
Liberia 0.634 63 1960 - 2022
Namibia 0.634 64 1960 - 2022
Ghana 0.633 65 1960 - 2022
Gambia 0.62 66 1960 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.618 67 1960 - 2022
Mexico 0.598 68 1960 - 2022
Bolivia 0.597 69 1960 - 2022
Maldives 0.583 70 1960 - 2022
Paraguay 0.581 71 1960 - 2022
Botswana 0.577 72 1960 - 2022
Sri Lanka 0.575 73 1960 - 2022
Indonesia 0.574 74 1960 - 2022
Poland 0.574 75 1960 - 2022
Mongolia 0.566 76 1960 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.559 77 1960 - 2022
Honduras 0.556 78 1960 - 2022
North Macedonia 0.551 79 1991 - 2022
Bhutan 0.535 80 1960 - 2022
Guyana 0.535 81 1960 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 0.528 82 1992 - 2022
Kenya 0.522 83 1960 - 2022
Mauritius 0.521 84 1960 - 2022
Zambia 0.518 85 1960 - 2022
Niger 0.511 86 1960 - 2022
Montenegro 0.501 87 1998 - 2022
Madagascar 0.495 88 1960 - 2022
Nigeria 0.49 89 1960 - 2022
Albania 0.484 90 1960 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0.458 91 1960 - 2022
Benin 0.45 92 1960 - 2022
Hungary 0.445 93 1960 - 2022
Malaysia 0.438 94 1960 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.437 95 1960 - 2022
Guatemala 0.435 96 1960 - 2022
Philippines 0.431 97 1960 - 2022
Lebanon 0.426 98 1960 - 2022
Togo 0.426 99 1960 - 2022
Singapore 0.425 100 1960 - 2022
Fiji 0.406 101 1960 - 2022
Ukraine 0.406 102 1990 - 2022
India 0.399 103 1960 - 2022
Tanzania 0.398 104 1960 - 2022
Mauritania 0.395 105 1960 - 2022
Pakistan 0.388 106 1960 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 0.382 107 1990 - 2022
El Salvador 0.378 108 1960 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0.371 109 1960 - 2022
Gabon 0.369 110 1960 - 2022
Iraq 0.362 111 1960 - 2022
Mozambique 0.362 112 1960 - 2022
Serbia 0.361 113 1960 - 2022
Angola 0.344 114 1960 - 2022
DR Congo 0.337 115 1960 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.321 116 1960 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.319 117 1960 - 2022
Kuwait 0.317 118 1960 - 2022
Tunisia 0.307 119 1960 - 2022
Cameroon 0.297 120 1961 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.295 121 1960 - 2022
Uganda 0.285 122 1960 - 2022
Zimbabwe 0.285 123 1960 - 2022
Comoros 0.284 124 1960 - 2022
Algeria 0.281 125 1960 - 2022
Kazakhstan 0.277 126 1991 - 2022
Turkey 0.276 127 1960 - 2022
Bangladesh 0.274 128 1971 - 2022
Morocco 0.264 129 1960 - 2022
Jordan 0.259 130 1960 - 2022
Djibouti 0.255 131 1960 - 2022
Haiti 0.248 132 1960 - 2022
Mali 0.235 133 1960 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.234 134 1960 - 2022
Rwanda 0.228 135 1960 - 2022
Uzbekistan 0.221 136 1990 - 2022
Venezuela 0.214 137 1960 - 2022
Libya 0.213 138 1960 - 2022
Russia 0.209 139 1960 - 2022
Cambodia 0.206 140 1960 - 2022
Thailand 0.206 141 1960 - 2022
Guinea 0.191 142 1960 - 2022
Burundi 0.189 143 1960 - 2022
Azerbaijan 0.188 144 1990 - 2022
Iran 0.182 145 1960 - 2022
Cuba 0.178 146 1960 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.177 147 1960 - 2022
Belarus 0.175 148 1990 - 2022
Egypt 0.175 149 1960 - 2022
Tajikistan 0.175 150 1990 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.172 151 1960 - 2022
Oman 0.17 152 1960 - 2022
Sudan 0.169 153 1960 - 2022
Somalia 0.162 154 1960 - 2022
Vietnam 0.157 155 1960 - 2022
Hong Kong 0.154 156 1960 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0.149 157 1991 - 2022
Chad 0.14 158 1960 - 2022
Syria 0.138 159 1960 - 2022
Laos 0.134 160 1960 - 2022
Yemen 0.123 161 1960 - 2022
Bahrain 0.122 162 1960 - 2022
Swaziland 0.12 163 1960 - 2022
UA Emirates 0.101 164 1971 - 2022
Burma 0.093 165 1960 - 2022
Qatar 0.088 166 1960 - 2022
North Korea 0.087 167 1960 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.082 168 1960 - 2022
China 0.075 169 1960 - 2022
Eritrea 0.073 170 1960 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.016 171 1960 - 2022



Definition: Measures the extent to which political power is gained and exercised through free and fair elections.

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1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Sweden
4. Switzerland
5. Estonia
6. Ireland
7. New Zealand
8. Belgium
9. Luxembourg
10. France
11. Spain
12. Finland
13. Australia
14. Germany
15. Czechia
16. Netherlands
17. Slovakia
18. Canada
19. Portugal
20. Italy
21. UK
22. Japan
23. Taiwan
24. Argentina
25. Latvia
26. Iceland
27. USA
28. South Korea
29. Chile
30. Uruguay
31. Slovenia
32. Jamaica
33. Lithuania
34. Austria
35. Tr.&Tobago
36. Greece
37. Barbados
38. Malta
39. Cyprus
40. Vanuatu
41. Suriname
42. Seychelles
43. Moldova
44. Cape Verde
45. Peru
46. Croatia
47. Panama
48. Israel
49. South Africa
50. Senegal
51. Colombia
52. Romania
53. Bulgaria
54. S.T.&Principe
55. Domin. Rep.
56. Brazil
57. Ecuador
58. Georgia
59. Nepal
60. Armenia
61. Malawi
62. Lesotho
63. Liberia
64. Namibia
65. Ghana
66. Gambia
67. Solomon Isl.
68. Mexico
69. Bolivia
70. Maldives
71. Paraguay
72. Botswana
73. Sri Lanka
74. Indonesia
75. Poland
76. Mongolia
77. Sierra Leone
78. Honduras
79. North Macedonia
80. Bhutan
81. Guyana
82. Bosnia & Herz.
83. Kenya
84. Mauritius
85. Zambia
86. Niger
87. Montenegro
88. Madagascar
89. Nigeria
90. Albania
91. Papua N.G.
92. Benin
93. Hungary
94. Malaysia
95. Ivory Coast
96. Guatemala
97. Philippines
98. Lebanon
99. Togo
100. Singapore
101. Fiji
102. Ukraine
103. India
104. Tanzania
105. Mauritania
106. Pakistan
107. Kyrgyzstan
108. El Salvador
109. G.-Bissau
110. Gabon
111. Iraq
112. Mozambique
113. Serbia
114. Angola
115. DR Congo
116. C.A. Republic
117. Ethiopia
118. Kuwait
119. Tunisia
120. Cameroon
121. Burkina Faso
122. Uganda
123. Zimbabwe
124. Comoros
125. Algeria
126. Kazakhstan
127. Turkey
128. Bangladesh
129. Morocco
130. Jordan
131. Djibouti
132. Haiti
133. Mali
134. R. of Congo
135. Rwanda
136. Uzbekistan
137. Venezuela
138. Libya
139. Russia
140. Cambodia
141. Thailand
142. Guinea
143. Burundi
144. Azerbaijan
145. Iran
146. Cuba
147. Nicaragua
148. Belarus
149. Egypt
150. Tajikistan
151. Eq. Guinea
152. Oman
153. Sudan
154. Somalia
155. Vietnam
156. Hong Kong
157. Turkmenistan
158. Chad
159. Syria
160. Laos
161. Yemen
162. Bahrain
163. Swaziland
164. UA Emirates
165. Burma
166. Qatar
167. North Korea
168. Afghanistan
169. China
170. Eritrea
171. Saudi Arabia
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0.777
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0.738
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0.723
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0.657
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0.634
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0.620
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0.598
0.597
0.583
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0.577
0.575
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0.574
0.566
0.559
0.556
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0.535
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0.528
0.522
0.521
0.518
0.511
0.501
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0.490
0.484
0.458
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0.435
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0.406
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0.388
0.382
0.378
0.371
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0.362
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0.361
0.344
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0.321
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0.297
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0.285
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0.264
0.259
0.255
0.248
0.235
0.234
0.228
0.221
0.214
0.213
0.209
0.206
0.206
0.191
0.189
0.188
0.182
0.178
0.177
0.175
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0.172
0.170
0.169
0.162
0.157
0.154
0.149
0.140
0.138
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0.101
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0.088
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