Liberal democracy index - Country rankings

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Liberal democracy index , 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 171 countries was 0.385 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.883 index points and the lowest value was in Eritrea: 0.01 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 Liberal democracy index , 2023 Global rank Available data
Denmark 0.883 1 1960 - 2023
Sweden 0.852 2 1960 - 2023
Estonia 0.845 3 1990 - 2023
Switzerland 0.844 4 1960 - 2023
Norway 0.836 5 1960 - 2023
Ireland 0.831 6 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 0.831 7 1960 - 2023
Finland 0.82 8 1960 - 2023
Belgium 0.814 9 1960 - 2023
Germany 0.812 10 1960 - 2023
France 0.81 11 1960 - 2023
Czechia 0.805 12 1960 - 2023
Australia 0.804 13 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 0.8 14 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.798 15 1960 - 2023
Chile 0.786 16 1960 - 2023
Austria 0.773 17 1960 - 2023
UK 0.772 18 1960 - 2023
USA 0.772 19 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 0.77 20 1960 - 2023
Latvia 0.768 21 1990 - 2023
Italy 0.757 22 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.757 23 1960 - 2023
Canada 0.755 24 1960 - 2023
Portugal 0.751 25 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.744 26 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 0.739 27 1993 - 2023
Lithuania 0.735 28 1990 - 2023
Japan 0.731 29 1960 - 2023
Taiwan 0.722 30 1960 - 2023
Brazil 0.692 31 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.691 32 1960 - 2023
Argentina 0.69 33 1960 - 2023
Barbados 0.678 34 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 0.678 35 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.659 36 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 0.653 37 1989 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.648 38 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.64 39 1960 - 2023
Croatia 0.639 40 1991 - 2023
Cyprus 0.636 41 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.635 42 1960 - 2023
Israel 0.634 43 1960 - 2023
Suriname 0.631 44 1960 - 2023
Moldova 0.608 45 1990 - 2023
South Korea 0.604 46 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.588 47 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.584 48 1960 - 2023
Greece 0.582 49 1960 - 2023
Peru 0.576 50 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.571 51 1960 - 2023
Colombia 0.565 52 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.563 53 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.562 54 1960 - 2023
Nepal 0.523 55 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.519 56 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.517 57 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.503 58 1960 - 2023
Romania 0.501 59 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.485 60 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.481 61 1960 - 2023
Georgia 0.473 62 1990 - 2023
Ecuador 0.467 63 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 0.467 64 1998 - 2023
Senegal 0.459 65 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.456 66 1960 - 2023
Maldives 0.453 67 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.445 68 1960 - 2023
Poland 0.444 69 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.438 70 1960 - 2023
Liberia 0.436 71 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.434 72 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 0.426 73 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.424 74 1960 - 2023
Armenia 0.422 75 1990 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.421 76 1960 - 2023
Fiji 0.41 77 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 0.405 78 1960 - 2023
Albania 0.402 79 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.394 80 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.39 81 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.384 82 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.383 83 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 0.36 84 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.36 85 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 0.359 86 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.359 87 1991 - 2023
Bolivia 0.353 88 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.346 89 1992 - 2023
Guyana 0.332 90 1960 - 2023
Singapore 0.331 91 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 0.327 92 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.325 93 1960 - 2023
Hungary 0.325 94 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.313 95 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.309 96 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.301 97 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.299 98 1960 - 2023
Philippines 0.287 99 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.282 100 1960 - 2023
India 0.275 101 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.253 102 1960 - 2023
Jordan 0.253 103 1960 - 2023
Serbia 0.253 104 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.249 105 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.249 106 1990 - 2023
Madagascar 0.241 107 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.237 108 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.233 109 1960 - 2023
Thailand 0.228 110 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.221 111 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.217 112 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.215 113 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 0.212 114 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.21 115 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.199 116 1990 - 2023
Mauritania 0.184 117 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.182 118 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.175 119 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.174 120 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.173 121 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.148 122 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.144 123 1991 - 2023
Oman 0.137 124 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.136 125 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.131 126 1961 - 2023
Egypt 0.129 127 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.124 128 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 0.122 129 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.122 130 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.121 131 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.119 132 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 0.114 133 1960 - 2023
Turkey 0.113 134 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.111 135 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.11 136 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.106 137 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.103 138 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.1 139 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.096 140 1971 - 2023
Rwanda 0.096 141 1960 - 2023
Laos 0.095 142 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.094 143 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.088 144 1960 - 2023
Qatar 0.085 145 1960 - 2023
Iran 0.082 146 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.081 147 1990 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.078 148 1971 - 2023
Haiti 0.066 149 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.064 150 1990 - 2023
Russia 0.062 151 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.059 152 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.058 153 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 0.057 154 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.057 155 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 0.055 156 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.054 157 2002 - 2023
Syria 0.054 158 1960 - 2023
Yemen 0.048 159 1960 - 2023
Chad 0.047 160 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.046 161 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0.046 162 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.041 163 1990 - 2023
China 0.037 164 1960 - 2023
Belarus 0.036 165 1990 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.036 166 1991 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.03 167 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.027 168 1960 - 2023
Burma 0.016 169 1960 - 2023
North Korea 0.015 170 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0.01 171 1960 - 2023


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1. Denmark
2. Sweden
3. Estonia
4. Switzerland
5. Norway
6. Ireland
7. New Zealand
8. Finland
9. Belgium
10. Germany
11. France
12. Czechia
13. Australia
14. Netherlands
15. Luxembourg
16. Chile
17. Austria
18. UK
19. USA
20. Uruguay
21. Latvia
22. Italy
23. Spain
24. Canada
25. Portugal
26. Iceland
27. Slovakia
28. Lithuania
29. Japan
30. Taiwan
31. Brazil
32. Vanuatu
33. Argentina
34. Barbados
35. Jamaica
36. Seychelles
37. Slovenia
38. Cape Verde
39. Malta
40. Croatia
41. Cyprus
42. Tr.&Tobago
43. Israel
44. Suriname
45. Moldova
46. South Korea
47. Bulgaria
48. South Africa
49. Greece
50. Peru
51. Panama
52. Colombia
53. S.T.&Principe
54. Ghana
55. Nepal
56. Namibia
57. Gambia
58. Lesotho
59. Romania
60. Malawi
61. Solomon Isl.
62. Georgia
63. Ecuador
64. Montenegro
65. Senegal
66. Kenya
67. Maldives
68. Bhutan
69. Poland
70. Domin. Rep.
71. Liberia
72. Botswana
73. Paraguay
74. Zambia
75. Armenia
76. Sri Lanka
77. Fiji
78. Mongolia
79. Albania
80. Honduras
81. Tanzania
82. Sierra Leone
83. Papua N.G.
84. Indonesia
85. Mauritius
86. Malaysia
87. North Macedonia
88. Bolivia
89. Bosnia & Herz.
90. Guyana
91. Singapore
92. Nigeria
93. Benin
94. Hungary
95. Kuwait
96. Guatemala
97. Tunisia
98. Mexico
99. Philippines
100. Niger
101. India
102. Ivory Coast
103. Jordan
104. Serbia
105. Morocco
106. Ukraine
107. Madagascar
108. Lebanon
109. G.-Bissau
110. Thailand
111. Mozambique
112. Uganda
113. Togo
114. Pakistan
115. Iraq
116. Kyrgyzstan
117. Mauritania
118. Burkina Faso
119. Gabon
120. Zimbabwe
121. Angola
122. Mali
123. Kazakhstan
124. Oman
125. Somalia
126. Cameroon
127. Egypt
128. Hong Kong
129. DR Congo
130. Djibouti
131. Algeria
132. R. of Congo
133. Vietnam
134. Turkey
135. El Salvador
136. Ethiopia
137. Comoros
138. Libya
139. C.A. Republic
140. Bangladesh
141. Rwanda
142. Laos
143. Swaziland
144. Guinea
145. Qatar
146. Iran
147. Uzbekistan
148. UA Emirates
149. Haiti
150. Azerbaijan
151. Russia
152. Burundi
153. Cuba
154. Cambodia
155. Eq. Guinea
156. Venezuela
157. Bahrain
158. Syria
159. Yemen
160. Chad
161. Saudi Arabia
162. Sudan
163. Tajikistan
164. China
165. Belarus
166. Turkmenistan
167. Afghanistan
168. Nicaragua
169. Burma
170. North Korea
171. Eritrea
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