Electoral democracy index - Country rankings

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Electoral democracy index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 18 countries was 0.216 index points. The highest value was in Tunisia: 0.472 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
Tunisia 0.472 1 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.367 2 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.364 3 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.333 4 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.27 5 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.263 6 1960 - 2023
Jordan 0.256 7 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.253 8 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.194 9 1960 - 2023
Egypt 0.189 10 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.17 11 1960 - 2023
Iran 0.156 12 1960 - 2023
Syria 0.146 13 1960 - 2023
Yemen 0.13 14 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.129 15 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.102 16 1971 - 2023
Qatar 0.087 17 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.015 18 1960 - 2023



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

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1. Tunisia
2. Iraq
3. Lebanon
4. Kuwait
5. Algeria
6. Morocco
7. Jordan
8. Djibouti
9. Libya
10. Egypt
11. Oman
12. Iran
13. Syria
14. Yemen
15. Bahrain
16. UA Emirates
17. Qatar
18. Saudi Arabia
0.472
0.367
0.364
0.333
0.270
0.263
0.256
0.253
0.194
0.189
0.170
0.156
0.146
0.130
0.129
0.102
0.087
0.015
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