Participatory democracy index - Country rankings

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Participatory democracy index, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 171 countries was 0.322 index points. The highest value was in Switzerland: 0.801 index points and the lowest value was in Eritrea: 0.011 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. 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 Participatory democracy index, 2022 Global rank Available data
Switzerland 0.801 1 1960 - 2022
Denmark 0.702 2 1960 - 2022
New Zealand 0.67 3 1960 - 2022
Italy 0.668 4 1960 - 2022
Taiwan 0.66 5 1960 - 2022
Norway 0.645 6 1960 - 2022
Sweden 0.643 7 1960 - 2022
Uruguay 0.639 8 1960 - 2022
Ireland 0.634 9 1960 - 2022
Belgium 0.633 10 1960 - 2022
Estonia 0.619 11 1990 - 2022
Spain 0.618 12 1960 - 2022
Germany 0.615 13 1960 - 2022
Australia 0.614 14 1960 - 2022
Finland 0.612 15 1960 - 2022
Slovakia 0.612 16 1993 - 2022
UK 0.603 17 1960 - 2022
France 0.602 18 1960 - 2022
Canada 0.6 19 1960 - 2022
Iceland 0.6 20 1960 - 2022
Lithuania 0.588 21 1990 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.584 22 1960 - 2022
Latvia 0.583 23 1990 - 2022
USA 0.582 24 1960 - 2022
Netherlands 0.58 25 1960 - 2022
Portugal 0.58 26 1960 - 2022
Slovenia 0.579 27 1989 - 2022
Chile 0.571 28 1960 - 2022
Czechia 0.565 29 1960 - 2022
Argentina 0.56 30 1960 - 2022
Austria 0.556 31 1960 - 2022
Malta 0.555 32 1960 - 2022
South Korea 0.539 33 1960 - 2022
Japan 0.537 34 1960 - 2022
Greece 0.536 35 1960 - 2022
Jamaica 0.529 36 1960 - 2022
Moldova 0.52 37 1990 - 2022
Peru 0.517 38 1960 - 2022
Croatia 0.507 39 1991 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0.503 40 1960 - 2022
Romania 0.499 41 1960 - 2022
Suriname 0.498 42 1960 - 2022
Bulgaria 0.486 43 1960 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.483 44 1960 - 2022
Cyprus 0.479 45 1960 - 2022
Israel 0.473 46 1960 - 2022
Colombia 0.47 47 1960 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.466 48 1960 - 2022
Ecuador 0.462 49 1960 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0.46 50 1960 - 2022
Panama 0.432 51 1960 - 2022
South Africa 0.43 52 1960 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.429 53 1960 - 2022
Nepal 0.427 54 1960 - 2022
Brazil 0.424 55 1960 - 2022
Bolivia 0.417 56 1960 - 2022
Georgia 0.408 57 1990 - 2022
Malawi 0.406 58 1960 - 2022
Armenia 0.401 59 1990 - 2022
Lesotho 0.401 60 1960 - 2022
Mexico 0.4 61 1960 - 2022
Gambia 0.395 62 1960 - 2022
Senegal 0.386 63 1960 - 2022
Indonesia 0.385 64 1960 - 2022
Namibia 0.381 65 1960 - 2022
Botswana 0.375 66 1960 - 2022
North Macedonia 0.369 67 1991 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.366 68 1960 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.362 69 1960 - 2022
Kenya 0.36 70 1960 - 2022
Paraguay 0.354 71 1960 - 2022
Poland 0.353 72 1960 - 2022
Zambia 0.352 73 1960 - 2022
Honduras 0.35 74 1960 - 2022
Liberia 0.35 75 1960 - 2022
Sri Lanka 0.343 76 1960 - 2022
Mauritius 0.336 77 1960 - 2022
Barbados 0.331 78 1960 - 2022
Niger 0.329 79 1960 - 2022
Bhutan 0.328 80 1960 - 2022
Nigeria 0.327 81 1960 - 2022
Seychelles 0.325 82 1960 - 2022
Maldives 0.323 83 1960 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 0.318 84 1992 - 2022
Ghana 0.316 85 1960 - 2022
Guyana 0.312 86 1960 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.304 87 1960 - 2022
Albania 0.3 88 1960 - 2022
Montenegro 0.3 89 1998 - 2022
Hungary 0.294 90 1960 - 2022
Madagascar 0.293 91 1960 - 2022
Mongolia 0.293 92 1960 - 2022
Philippines 0.287 93 1960 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0.275 94 1960 - 2022
Togo 0.273 95 1960 - 2022
Ukraine 0.273 96 1990 - 2022
Benin 0.266 97 1960 - 2022
Tanzania 0.264 98 1960 - 2022
India 0.262 99 1960 - 2022
Mauritania 0.26 100 1960 - 2022
Guatemala 0.259 101 1960 - 2022
Pakistan 0.256 102 1960 - 2022
Malaysia 0.255 103 1960 - 2022
Gabon 0.252 104 1960 - 2022
Serbia 0.25 105 1960 - 2022
Lebanon 0.248 106 1960 - 2022
Mozambique 0.229 107 1960 - 2022
Tunisia 0.223 108 1960 - 2022
El Salvador 0.218 109 1960 - 2022
Fiji 0.215 110 1960 - 2022
Zimbabwe 0.215 111 1960 - 2022
Comoros 0.206 112 1960 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 0.204 113 1990 - 2022
Iraq 0.195 114 1960 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.189 115 1960 - 2022
DR Congo 0.186 116 1960 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.183 117 1960 - 2022
Uganda 0.18 118 1960 - 2022
Mali 0.175 119 1960 - 2022
Rwanda 0.172 120 1960 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0.171 121 1960 - 2022
Guinea 0.17 122 1960 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.168 123 1960 - 2022
Turkey 0.164 124 1960 - 2022
Morocco 0.161 125 1960 - 2022
Venezuela 0.159 126 1960 - 2022
Vietnam 0.159 127 1960 - 2022
Libya 0.156 128 1960 - 2022
Djibouti 0.151 129 1960 - 2022
Russia 0.142 130 1960 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.131 131 1960 - 2022
Bangladesh 0.127 132 1971 - 2022
Cameroon 0.122 133 1961 - 2022
Oman 0.121 134 1960 - 2022
Singapore 0.121 135 1960 - 2022
Jordan 0.12 136 1960 - 2022
Cambodia 0.117 137 1960 - 2022
Laos 0.115 138 1960 - 2022
Kazakhstan 0.114 139 1991 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.114 140 1960 - 2022
Angola 0.112 141 1960 - 2022
Algeria 0.11 142 1960 - 2022
Haiti 0.109 143 1960 - 2022
Thailand 0.109 144 1960 - 2022
Kuwait 0.101 145 1960 - 2022
Burma 0.093 146 1960 - 2022
Egypt 0.092 147 1960 - 2022
Somalia 0.09 148 1960 - 2022
Sudan 0.09 149 1960 - 2022
Cuba 0.088 150 1960 - 2022
Burundi 0.087 151 1960 - 2022
Chad 0.087 152 1960 - 2022
Swaziland 0.079 153 1960 - 2022
Yemen 0.069 154 1960 - 2022
Uzbekistan 0.064 155 1990 - 2022
Azerbaijan 0.059 156 1990 - 2022
Belarus 0.059 157 1990 - 2022
Hong Kong 0.056 158 1960 - 2022
Tajikistan 0.054 159 1990 - 2022
Syria 0.051 160 1960 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.048 161 1960 - 2022
Iran 0.047 162 1960 - 2022
North Korea 0.045 163 1960 - 2022
China 0.042 164 1960 - 2022
Bahrain 0.036 165 1960 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0.032 166 1991 - 2022
UA Emirates 0.032 167 1971 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.026 168 1960 - 2022
Qatar 0.022 169 1960 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.019 170 1960 - 2022
Eritrea 0.011 171 1960 - 2022



Definition: Measures the extent of citizen engagement and participation in public decision-making processes.

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