Electoral democracy index - Country rankings

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Electoral democracy index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 19 countries was 0.561 index points. The highest value was in Uruguay: 0.845 index points and the lowest value was in Nicaragua: 0.17 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
Uruguay 0.845 1 1960 - 2023
Argentina 0.84 2 1960 - 2023
Chile 0.838 3 1960 - 2023
Brazil 0.784 4 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.73 5 1960 - 2023
Colombia 0.704 6 1960 - 2023
Peru 0.699 7 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.685 8 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 0.646 9 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 0.586 10 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 0.579 11 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.534 12 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.534 13 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.505 14 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.388 15 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0.214 16 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 0.211 17 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.176 18 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.17 19 1960 - 2023



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

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1. Uruguay
2. Argentina
3. Chile
4. Brazil
5. Panama
6. Colombia
7. Peru
8. Domin. Rep.
9. Ecuador
10. Bolivia
11. Paraguay
12. Honduras
13. Mexico
14. Guatemala
15. El Salvador
16. Haiti
17. Venezuela
18. Cuba
19. Nicaragua
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0.505
0.388
0.214
0.211
0.176
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