Liberal democracy index - Country rankings

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Liberal democracy index , 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 41 countries was 0.621 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.883 index points and the lowest value was in Belarus: 0.036 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
Finland 0.82 7 1960 - 2023
Belgium 0.814 8 1960 - 2023
Germany 0.812 9 1960 - 2023
France 0.81 10 1960 - 2023
Czechia 0.805 11 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 0.8 12 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.798 13 1960 - 2023
Austria 0.773 14 1960 - 2023
UK 0.772 15 1960 - 2023
Latvia 0.768 16 1990 - 2023
Italy 0.757 17 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.757 18 1960 - 2023
Portugal 0.751 19 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.744 20 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 0.739 21 1993 - 2023
Lithuania 0.735 22 1990 - 2023
Slovenia 0.653 23 1989 - 2023
Malta 0.64 24 1960 - 2023
Croatia 0.639 25 1991 - 2023
Cyprus 0.636 26 1960 - 2023
Moldova 0.608 27 1990 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.588 28 1960 - 2023
Greece 0.582 29 1960 - 2023
Romania 0.501 30 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 0.467 31 1998 - 2023
Poland 0.444 32 1960 - 2023
Albania 0.402 33 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.359 34 1991 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.346 35 1992 - 2023
Hungary 0.325 36 1960 - 2023
Serbia 0.253 37 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.249 38 1990 - 2023
Turkey 0.113 39 1960 - 2023
Russia 0.062 40 1960 - 2023
Belarus 0.036 41 1990 - 2023



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

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1. Denmark
2. Sweden
3. Estonia
4. Switzerland
5. Norway
6. Ireland
7. Finland
8. Belgium
9. Germany
10. France
11. Czechia
12. Netherlands
13. Luxembourg
14. Austria
15. UK
16. Latvia
17. Italy
18. Spain
19. Portugal
20. Iceland
21. Slovakia
22. Lithuania
23. Slovenia
24. Malta
25. Croatia
26. Cyprus
27. Moldova
28. Bulgaria
29. Greece
30. Romania
31. Montenegro
32. Poland
33. Albania
34. North Macedonia
35. Bosnia & Herz.
36. Hungary
37. Serbia
38. Ukraine
39. Turkey
40. Russia
41. Belarus
0.883
0.852
0.845
0.844
0.836
0.831
0.820
0.814
0.812
0.810
0.805
0.800
0.798
0.773
0.772
0.768
0.757
0.757
0.751
0.744
0.739
0.735
0.653
0.640
0.639
0.636
0.608
0.588
0.582
0.501
0.467
0.444
0.402
0.359
0.346
0.325
0.253
0.249
0.113
0.062
0.036
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0.88


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