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Electoral democracy index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 171 countries was 0.498 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.915 index points and the lowest value was in Saudi Arabia: 0.015 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 Electoral democracy index, 2023 Global rank Available data
Denmark 0.915 1 1960 - 2023
Ireland 0.896 2 1960 - 2023
Belgium 0.895 3 1960 - 2023
Estonia 0.895 4 1990 - 2023
Switzerland 0.89 5 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 0.886 6 1960 - 2023
Norway 0.886 7 1960 - 2023
Sweden 0.884 8 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.878 9 1960 - 2023
France 0.877 10 1960 - 2023
Czechia 0.871 11 1960 - 2023
Finland 0.86 12 1960 - 2023
Canada 0.856 13 1960 - 2023
Germany 0.856 14 1960 - 2023
Australia 0.854 15 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 0.854 16 1960 - 2023
Latvia 0.852 17 1990 - 2023
UK 0.852 18 1960 - 2023
USA 0.848 19 1960 - 2023
Portugal 0.845 20 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 0.845 21 1960 - 2023
Austria 0.844 22 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.843 23 1960 - 2023
Argentina 0.84 24 1960 - 2023
Chile 0.838 25 1960 - 2023
Italy 0.837 26 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.834 27 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 0.823 28 1993 - 2023
Taiwan 0.823 29 1960 - 2023
Japan 0.818 30 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 0.798 31 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 0.798 32 1990 - 2023
Barbados 0.796 33 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.796 34 1960 - 2023
Brazil 0.784 35 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.779 36 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 0.774 37 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 0.758 38 1989 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.754 39 1960 - 2023
Suriname 0.753 40 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.753 41 1960 - 2023
Greece 0.751 42 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.743 43 1960 - 2023
Croatia 0.733 44 1991 - 2023
Panama 0.73 45 1960 - 2023
Israel 0.723 46 1960 - 2023
Moldova 0.713 47 1990 - 2023
Colombia 0.704 48 1960 - 2023
South Korea 0.703 49 1960 - 2023
Peru 0.699 50 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.687 51 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.685 52 1960 - 2023
Nepal 0.681 53 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.675 54 1960 - 2023
Romania 0.669 55 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.666 56 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.661 57 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 0.646 58 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.646 59 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.644 60 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.641 61 1960 - 2023
Liberia 0.639 62 1960 - 2023
Armenia 0.634 63 1990 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.619 64 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.617 65 1960 - 2023
Georgia 0.604 66 1990 - 2023
Maldives 0.599 67 1960 - 2023
Poland 0.588 68 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 0.586 69 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 0.581 70 1998 - 2023
Malawi 0.58 71 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.58 72 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 0.579 73 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.564 74 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.56 75 1991 - 2023
Botswana 0.558 76 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 0.541 77 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.534 78 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.534 79 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.529 80 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.527 81 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 0.527 82 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.512 83 1992 - 2023
Guyana 0.512 84 1960 - 2023
Albania 0.51 85 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 0.506 86 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.505 87 1960 - 2023
Fiji 0.504 88 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.498 89 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.497 90 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 0.491 91 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.479 92 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.475 93 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.474 94 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.472 95 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.454 96 1960 - 2023
Hungary 0.44 97 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.435 98 1960 - 2023
Philippines 0.43 99 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.421 100 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.416 101 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.415 102 1990 - 2023
Singapore 0.403 103 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.389 104 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.388 105 1960 - 2023
India 0.377 106 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.367 107 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.364 108 1960 - 2023
Serbia 0.364 109 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 0.363 110 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.358 111 1990 - 2023
Mozambique 0.353 112 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.349 113 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 0.344 114 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.333 115 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 0.317 116 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.302 117 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.298 118 1961 - 2023
Gabon 0.293 119 1960 - 2023
Thailand 0.288 120 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.288 121 1960 - 2023
Turkey 0.287 122 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.284 123 1991 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.283 124 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.28 125 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.275 126 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.27 127 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.263 128 1960 - 2023
Jordan 0.256 129 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.253 130 1971 - 2023
Djibouti 0.253 131 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.245 132 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.229 133 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.215 134 1990 - 2023
Haiti 0.214 135 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.214 136 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 0.211 137 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.205 138 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 0.198 139 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.194 140 1960 - 2023
Russia 0.19 141 1960 - 2023
Egypt 0.189 142 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.188 143 1990 - 2023
Burundi 0.188 144 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.183 145 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.18 146 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.176 147 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.172 148 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.17 149 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.17 150 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.168 151 1990 - 2023
Belarus 0.157 152 1990 - 2023
Iran 0.156 153 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.154 154 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.15 155 1991 - 2023
Vietnam 0.149 156 1960 - 2023
Chad 0.148 157 1960 - 2023
Syria 0.146 158 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0.135 159 1960 - 2023
Laos 0.132 160 1960 - 2023
Yemen 0.13 161 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.129 162 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.124 163 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.102 164 1971 - 2023
Qatar 0.087 165 1960 - 2023
North Korea 0.084 166 1960 - 2023
Burma 0.081 167 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.075 168 1960 - 2023
China 0.074 169 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0.068 170 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.015 171 1960 - 2023



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

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