Electoral democracy index - Country rankings

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Electoral democracy index, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 18 countries was 0.211 index points. The highest value was in Tunisia: 0.434 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
Tunisia 0.434 1 1960 - 2024
Iraq 0.351 2 1960 - 2024
Lebanon 0.348 3 1960 - 2024
Kuwait 0.292 4 1960 - 2024
Jordan 0.273 5 1960 - 2024
Morocco 0.263 6 1960 - 2024
Algeria 0.259 7 1960 - 2024
Djibouti 0.25 8 1960 - 2024
Libya 0.196 9 1960 - 2024
Egypt 0.186 10 1960 - 2024
Oman 0.174 11 1960 - 2024
Iran 0.167 12 1960 - 2024
Syria 0.145 13 1960 - 2024
Yemen 0.127 14 1960 - 2024
Bahrain 0.124 15 1960 - 2024
UA Emirates 0.103 16 1971 - 2024
Qatar 0.087 17 1960 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.015 18 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. Tunisia
2. Iraq
3. Lebanon
4. Kuwait
5. Jordan
6. Morocco
7. Algeria
8. Djibouti
9. Libya
10. Egypt
11. Oman
12. Iran
13. Syria
14. Yemen
15. Bahrain
16. UA Emirates
17. Qatar
18. Saudi Arabia
0.434
0.351
0.348
0.292
0.273
0.263
0.259
0.250
0.196
0.186
0.174
0.167
0.145
0.127
0.124
0.103
0.087
0.015
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