Liberal democracy index - Country rankings

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Liberal democracy index , 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 53 countries was 0.266 index points. The highest value was in the Seychelles: 0.659 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
Seychelles 0.659 1 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.648 2 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.584 3 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.563 4 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.562 5 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.519 6 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.517 7 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.503 8 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.485 9 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.459 10 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.456 11 1960 - 2023
Liberia 0.436 12 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.434 13 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.424 14 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.39 15 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.384 16 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.36 17 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 0.327 18 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.325 19 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.301 20 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.282 21 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.253 22 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.249 23 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.241 24 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.233 25 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.221 26 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.217 27 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.215 28 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 0.184 29 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.182 30 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.175 31 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.174 32 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.173 33 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.148 34 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.136 35 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.131 36 1961 - 2023
Egypt 0.129 37 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 0.122 38 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.122 39 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.121 40 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.119 41 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.11 42 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.106 43 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.103 44 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.1 45 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.096 46 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.094 47 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.088 48 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.059 49 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.057 50 1960 - 2023
Chad 0.047 51 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0.046 52 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0.01 53 1960 - 2023


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Definition: Measures the protection of individual rights and freedoms within a political system.

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1. Seychelles
2. Cape Verde
3. South Africa
4. S.T.&Principe
5. Ghana
6. Namibia
7. Gambia
8. Lesotho
9. Malawi
10. Senegal
11. Kenya
12. Liberia
13. Botswana
14. Zambia
15. Tanzania
16. Sierra Leone
17. Mauritius
18. Nigeria
19. Benin
20. Tunisia
21. Niger
22. Ivory Coast
23. Morocco
24. Madagascar
25. G.-Bissau
26. Mozambique
27. Uganda
28. Togo
29. Mauritania
30. Burkina Faso
31. Gabon
32. Zimbabwe
33. Angola
34. Mali
35. Somalia
36. Cameroon
37. Egypt
38. DR Congo
39. Djibouti
40. Algeria
41. R. of Congo
42. Ethiopia
43. Comoros
44. Libya
45. C.A. Republic
46. Rwanda
47. Swaziland
48. Guinea
49. Burundi
50. Eq. Guinea
51. Chad
52. Sudan
53. Eritrea
0.659
0.648
0.584
0.563
0.562
0.519
0.517
0.503
0.485
0.459
0.456
0.436
0.434
0.424
0.390
0.384
0.360
0.327
0.325
0.301
0.282
0.253
0.249
0.241
0.233
0.221
0.217
0.215
0.184
0.182
0.175
0.174
0.173
0.148
0.136
0.131
0.129
0.122
0.122
0.121
0.119
0.110
0.106
0.103
0.100
0.096
0.094
0.088
0.059
0.057
0.047
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