Electoral democracy index - Country rankings

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Electoral democracy index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 45 countries was 0.332 index points. The highest value was in Taiwan: 0.823 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
Taiwan 0.823 1 1960 - 2023
Japan 0.818 2 1960 - 2023
Israel 0.723 3 1960 - 2023
South Korea 0.703 4 1960 - 2023
Nepal 0.681 5 1960 - 2023
Armenia 0.634 6 1990 - 2023
Georgia 0.604 7 1990 - 2023
Maldives 0.599 8 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.58 9 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 0.541 10 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.527 11 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 0.527 12 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 0.506 13 1960 - 2023
Philippines 0.43 14 1960 - 2023
Singapore 0.403 15 1960 - 2023
India 0.377 16 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.367 17 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.364 18 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.358 19 1990 - 2023
Pakistan 0.344 20 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.333 21 1960 - 2023
Thailand 0.288 22 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.284 23 1991 - 2023
Jordan 0.256 24 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.253 25 1971 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.215 26 1990 - 2023
Cambodia 0.198 27 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.188 28 1990 - 2023
Oman 0.17 29 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.168 30 1990 - 2023
Iran 0.156 31 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.154 32 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.15 33 1991 - 2023
Vietnam 0.149 34 1960 - 2023
Syria 0.146 35 1960 - 2023
Laos 0.132 36 1960 - 2023
Yemen 0.13 37 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.129 38 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.102 39 1971 - 2023
Qatar 0.087 40 1960 - 2023
North Korea 0.084 41 1960 - 2023
Burma 0.081 42 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.075 43 1960 - 2023
China 0.074 44 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.015 45 1960 - 2023



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

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1. Taiwan
2. Japan
3. Israel
4. South Korea
5. Nepal
6. Armenia
7. Georgia
8. Maldives
9. Sri Lanka
10. Indonesia
11. Bhutan
12. Mongolia
13. Malaysia
14. Philippines
15. Singapore
16. India
17. Iraq
18. Lebanon
19. Kyrgyzstan
20. Pakistan
21. Kuwait
22. Thailand
23. Kazakhstan
24. Jordan
25. Bangladesh
26. Uzbekistan
27. Cambodia
28. Azerbaijan
29. Oman
30. Tajikistan
31. Iran
32. Hong Kong
33. Turkmenistan
34. Vietnam
35. Syria
36. Laos
37. Yemen
38. Bahrain
39. UA Emirates
40. Qatar
41. North Korea
42. Burma
43. Afghanistan
44. China
45. Saudi Arabia
0.823
0.818
0.723
0.703
0.681
0.634
0.604
0.599
0.580
0.541
0.527
0.527
0.506
0.430
0.403
0.377
0.367
0.364
0.358
0.344
0.333
0.288
0.284
0.256
0.253
0.215
0.198
0.188
0.170
0.168
0.156
0.154
0.150
0.149
0.146
0.132
0.130
0.129
0.102
0.087
0.084
0.081
0.075
0.074
0.015
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