Electoral democracy index - Country rankings

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Electoral democracy index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 41 countries was 0.718 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.915 index points and the lowest value was in Belarus: 0.157 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
Norway 0.886 6 1960 - 2023
Sweden 0.884 7 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.878 8 1960 - 2023
France 0.877 9 1960 - 2023
Czechia 0.871 10 1960 - 2023
Finland 0.86 11 1960 - 2023
Germany 0.856 12 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 0.854 13 1960 - 2023
Latvia 0.852 14 1990 - 2023
UK 0.852 15 1960 - 2023
Portugal 0.845 16 1960 - 2023
Austria 0.844 17 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.843 18 1960 - 2023
Italy 0.837 19 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.834 20 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 0.823 21 1993 - 2023
Lithuania 0.798 22 1990 - 2023
Malta 0.779 23 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 0.774 24 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 0.758 25 1989 - 2023
Greece 0.751 26 1960 - 2023
Croatia 0.733 27 1991 - 2023
Moldova 0.713 28 1990 - 2023
Romania 0.669 29 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.666 30 1960 - 2023
Poland 0.588 31 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 0.581 32 1998 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.56 33 1991 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.512 34 1992 - 2023
Albania 0.51 35 1960 - 2023
Hungary 0.44 36 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.415 37 1990 - 2023
Serbia 0.364 38 1960 - 2023
Turkey 0.287 39 1960 - 2023
Russia 0.19 40 1960 - 2023
Belarus 0.157 41 1990 - 2023



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

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1. Denmark
2. Ireland
3. Belgium
4. Estonia
5. Switzerland
6. Norway
7. Sweden
8. Luxembourg
9. France
10. Czechia
11. Finland
12. Germany
13. Netherlands
14. Latvia
15. UK
16. Portugal
17. Austria
18. Spain
19. Italy
20. Iceland
21. Slovakia
22. Lithuania
23. Malta
24. Cyprus
25. Slovenia
26. Greece
27. Croatia
28. Moldova
29. Romania
30. Bulgaria
31. Poland
32. Montenegro
33. North Macedonia
34. Bosnia & Herz.
35. Albania
36. Hungary
37. Ukraine
38. Serbia
39. Turkey
40. Russia
41. Belarus
0.915
0.896
0.895
0.895
0.890
0.886
0.884
0.878
0.877
0.871
0.860
0.856
0.854
0.852
0.852
0.845
0.844
0.843
0.837
0.834
0.823
0.798
0.779
0.774
0.758
0.751
0.733
0.713
0.669
0.666
0.588
0.581
0.560
0.512
0.510
0.440
0.415
0.364
0.287
0.190
0.157
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