Electoral democracy index - Country rankings

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Electoral democracy index, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 171 countries was 0.489 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.916 index points and the lowest value was in Saudi Arabia: 0.015 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Denmark 0.916 1 1960 - 2024
Estonia 0.895 2 1990 - 2024
Ireland 0.895 3 1960 - 2024
Switzerland 0.894 4 1960 - 2024
Belgium 0.886 5 1960 - 2024
Norway 0.884 6 1960 - 2024
Sweden 0.881 7 1960 - 2024
Czechia 0.87 8 1960 - 2024
Luxembourg 0.867 9 1960 - 2024
France 0.866 10 1960 - 2024
New Zealand 0.863 11 1960 - 2024
Australia 0.857 12 1960 - 2024
Uruguay 0.848 13 1960 - 2024
Finland 0.847 14 1960 - 2024
Chile 0.844 15 1960 - 2024
Iceland 0.844 16 1960 - 2024
Canada 0.842 17 1960 - 2024
USA 0.84 18 1960 - 2024
Austria 0.839 19 1960 - 2024
Germany 0.839 20 1960 - 2024
Latvia 0.838 21 1990 - 2024
UK 0.833 22 1960 - 2024
Portugal 0.831 23 1960 - 2024
Spain 0.829 24 1960 - 2024
Netherlands 0.822 25 1960 - 2024
Japan 0.82 26 1960 - 2024
Italy 0.803 27 1960 - 2024
Jamaica 0.803 28 1960 - 2024
Brazil 0.801 29 1960 - 2024
Taiwan 0.8 30 1960 - 2024
Lithuania 0.799 31 1990 - 2024
Vanuatu 0.796 32 1960 - 2024
Barbados 0.786 33 1960 - 2024
Malta 0.785 34 1960 - 2024
Cyprus 0.774 35 1960 - 2024
Suriname 0.768 36 1960 - 2024
Cape Verde 0.757 37 1960 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0.755 38 1960 - 2024
Slovakia 0.752 39 1993 - 2024
Greece 0.75 40 1960 - 2024
Seychelles 0.741 41 1960 - 2024
South Africa 0.734 42 1960 - 2024
Poland 0.729 43 1960 - 2024
South Korea 0.729 44 1960 - 2024
Panama 0.726 45 1960 - 2024
Croatia 0.723 46 1991 - 2024
Slovenia 0.716 47 1989 - 2024
Israel 0.715 48 1960 - 2024
Argentina 0.712 49 1960 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0.705 50 1960 - 2024
Colombia 0.701 51 1960 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0.673 52 1960 - 2024
Ghana 0.669 53 1960 - 2024
Nepal 0.669 54 1960 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0.665 55 1960 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0.664 56 1960 - 2024
Lesotho 0.658 57 1960 - 2024
Ecuador 0.651 58 1960 - 2024
Bulgaria 0.646 59 1960 - 2024
Gambia 0.634 60 1960 - 2024
Peru 0.634 61 1960 - 2024
Moldova 0.632 62 1990 - 2024
Romania 0.629 63 1960 - 2024
Armenia 0.623 64 1990 - 2024
Namibia 0.623 65 1960 - 2024
Senegal 0.617 66 1960 - 2024
Montenegro 0.615 67 1998 - 2024
Liberia 0.613 68 1960 - 2024
Guatemala 0.597 69 1960 - 2024
Botswana 0.594 70 1960 - 2024
Malawi 0.58 71 1960 - 2024
Paraguay 0.579 72 1960 - 2024
Bolivia 0.576 73 1960 - 2024
Maldives 0.564 74 1960 - 2024
North Macedonia 0.563 75 1991 - 2024
Bhutan 0.561 76 1960 - 2024
Kenya 0.549 77 1960 - 2024
Honduras 0.541 78 1960 - 2024
Malaysia 0.517 79 1960 - 2024
Fiji 0.516 80 1960 - 2024
Zambia 0.51 81 1960 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 0.508 82 1992 - 2024
Albania 0.507 83 1960 - 2024
Mexico 0.505 84 1960 - 2024
Nigeria 0.502 85 1960 - 2024
Benin 0.501 86 1960 - 2024
Mongolia 0.496 87 1960 - 2024
Mauritius 0.492 88 1960 - 2024
Guyana 0.491 89 1960 - 2024
Indonesia 0.483 90 1960 - 2024
Georgia 0.48 91 1990 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.461 92 1960 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0.44 93 1960 - 2024
Hungary 0.436 94 1960 - 2024
Philippines 0.435 95 1960 - 2024
Tunisia 0.434 96 1960 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0.432 97 1960 - 2024
Madagascar 0.417 98 1960 - 2024
Tanzania 0.415 99 1960 - 2024
Singapore 0.414 100 1960 - 2024
India 0.398 101 1960 - 2024
Thailand 0.389 102 1960 - 2024
Ukraine 0.389 103 1990 - 2024
Togo 0.355 104 1960 - 2024
Iraq 0.351 105 1960 - 2024
Lebanon 0.348 106 1960 - 2024
Angola 0.34 107 1960 - 2024
El Salvador 0.339 108 1960 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0.333 109 1990 - 2024
Mauritania 0.333 110 1960 - 2024
DR Congo 0.327 111 1960 - 2024
Serbia 0.315 112 1960 - 2024
Pakistan 0.313 113 1960 - 2024
Mozambique 0.304 114 1960 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0.302 115 1960 - 2024
Kuwait 0.292 116 1960 - 2024
Turkey 0.288 117 1960 - 2024
Cameroon 0.286 118 1961 - 2024
Comoros 0.282 119 1960 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0.28 120 1960 - 2024
Jordan 0.273 121 1960 - 2024
Kazakhstan 0.272 122 1990 - 2024
Uganda 0.272 123 1960 - 2024
Zimbabwe 0.27 124 1960 - 2024
Ethiopia 0.263 125 1960 - 2024
Morocco 0.263 126 1960 - 2024
Algeria 0.259 127 1960 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.254 128 1960 - 2024
Djibouti 0.25 129 1960 - 2024
Niger 0.24 130 1960 - 2024
Gabon 0.229 131 1960 - 2024
Haiti 0.218 132 1960 - 2024
Uzbekistan 0.215 133 1990 - 2024
Chad 0.204 134 1960 - 2024
Rwanda 0.202 135 1960 - 2024
Bangladesh 0.201 136 1971 - 2024
Mali 0.199 137 1960 - 2024
Venezuela 0.197 138 1960 - 2024
Libya 0.196 139 1960 - 2024
Cambodia 0.186 140 1960 - 2024
Egypt 0.186 141 1960 - 2024
Cuba 0.178 142 1960 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0.178 143 1960 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0.175 144 1990 - 2024
Burundi 0.175 145 1960 - 2024
Oman 0.174 146 1960 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.174 147 1990 - 2024
Vietnam 0.174 148 1960 - 2024
Russia 0.172 149 1960 - 2024
Hong Kong 0.169 150 1960 - 2024
Somalia 0.169 151 1960 - 2024
Iran 0.167 152 1960 - 2024
Belarus 0.161 153 1990 - 2024
Guinea 0.161 154 1960 - 2024
Burkina Faso 0.156 155 1960 - 2024
Nicaragua 0.153 156 1960 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0.149 157 1991 - 2024
Syria 0.145 158 1960 - 2024
Sudan 0.135 159 1960 - 2024
Laos 0.134 160 1960 - 2024
Swaziland 0.13 161 1960 - 2024
Yemen 0.127 162 1960 - 2024
Bahrain 0.124 163 1960 - 2024
UA Emirates 0.103 164 1971 - 2024
Qatar 0.087 165 1960 - 2024
Burma 0.083 166 1960 - 2024
North Korea 0.083 167 1960 - 2024
Afghanistan 0.081 168 1960 - 2024
China 0.073 169 1960 - 2024
Eritrea 0.068 170 1960 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.015 171 1960 - 2024


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

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