Participatory democracy index - Country rankings

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Participatory democracy index, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 171 countries was 0.313 index points. The highest value was in Switzerland: 0.794 index points and the lowest value was in Eritrea: 0.01 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 Participatory democracy index, 2024 Global rank Available data
Switzerland 0.794 1 1960 - 2024
Uruguay 0.705 2 1960 - 2024
Denmark 0.702 3 1960 - 2024
Australia 0.637 4 1960 - 2024
Norway 0.636 5 1960 - 2024
Ireland 0.631 6 1960 - 2024
Estonia 0.63 7 1990 - 2024
Sweden 0.63 8 1960 - 2024
Belgium 0.629 9 1960 - 2024
Italy 0.623 10 1960 - 2024
Taiwan 0.621 11 1960 - 2024
New Zealand 0.614 12 1960 - 2024
France 0.605 13 1960 - 2024
Iceland 0.604 14 1960 - 2024
Latvia 0.601 15 1990 - 2024
USA 0.599 16 1960 - 2024
Finland 0.597 17 1960 - 2024
Germany 0.596 18 1960 - 2024
Chile 0.594 19 1960 - 2024
Canada 0.585 20 1960 - 2024
UK 0.581 21 1960 - 2024
Czechia 0.579 22 1960 - 2024
Lithuania 0.578 23 1990 - 2024
Austria 0.577 24 1960 - 2024
Spain 0.575 25 1960 - 2024
Luxembourg 0.561 26 1960 - 2024
Netherlands 0.561 27 1960 - 2024
Portugal 0.56 28 1960 - 2024
Slovenia 0.549 29 1989 - 2024
Brazil 0.548 30 1960 - 2024
Malta 0.542 31 1960 - 2024
Jamaica 0.534 32 1960 - 2024
Japan 0.526 33 1960 - 2024
Slovakia 0.525 34 1993 - 2024
Greece 0.516 35 1960 - 2024
Vanuatu 0.51 36 1960 - 2024
Ecuador 0.504 37 1960 - 2024
Suriname 0.497 38 1960 - 2024
Cyprus 0.492 39 1960 - 2024
Croatia 0.488 40 1991 - 2024
Poland 0.487 41 1960 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0.486 42 1960 - 2024
South Korea 0.485 43 1960 - 2024
Colombia 0.477 44 1960 - 2024
Israel 0.469 45 1960 - 2024
South Africa 0.468 46 1960 - 2024
Argentina 0.461 47 1960 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0.461 48 1960 - 2024
Cape Verde 0.459 49 1960 - 2024
Bulgaria 0.455 50 1960 - 2024
Moldova 0.446 51 1990 - 2024
Panama 0.436 52 1960 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0.431 53 1960 - 2024
Nepal 0.427 54 1960 - 2024
Romania 0.423 55 1960 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0.423 56 1960 - 2024
Peru 0.416 57 1960 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0.409 58 1960 - 2024
Gambia 0.408 59 1960 - 2024
Lesotho 0.407 60 1960 - 2024
Senegal 0.397 61 1960 - 2024
Montenegro 0.392 62 1998 - 2024
Bolivia 0.39 63 1960 - 2024
Guatemala 0.386 64 1960 - 2024
Malawi 0.374 65 1960 - 2024
North Macedonia 0.364 66 1991 - 2024
Zambia 0.357 67 1960 - 2024
Kenya 0.355 68 1960 - 2024
Mexico 0.345 69 1960 - 2024
Bhutan 0.344 70 1960 - 2024
Namibia 0.343 71 1960 - 2024
Paraguay 0.343 72 1960 - 2024
Barbados 0.342 73 1960 - 2024
Nigeria 0.337 74 1960 - 2024
Botswana 0.334 75 1960 - 2024
Liberia 0.334 76 1960 - 2024
Honduras 0.327 77 1960 - 2024
Seychelles 0.324 78 1960 - 2024
Ghana 0.32 79 1960 - 2024
Indonesia 0.318 80 1960 - 2024
Maldives 0.318 81 1960 - 2024
Armenia 0.316 82 1990 - 2024
Mauritius 0.316 83 1960 - 2024
Malaysia 0.315 84 1960 - 2024
Albania 0.309 85 1960 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 0.302 86 1992 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0.293 87 1960 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0.292 88 1960 - 2024
Guyana 0.291 89 1960 - 2024
Benin 0.287 90 1960 - 2024
Philippines 0.284 91 1960 - 2024
Georgia 0.283 92 1990 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.278 93 1960 - 2024
Hungary 0.273 94 1960 - 2024
Fiji 0.271 95 1960 - 2024
Tanzania 0.266 96 1960 - 2024
Ukraine 0.264 97 1990 - 2024
Tunisia 0.263 98 1960 - 2024
Mongolia 0.249 99 1960 - 2024
India 0.248 100 1960 - 2024
Madagascar 0.247 101 1960 - 2024
Mauritania 0.226 102 1960 - 2024
Serbia 0.223 103 1960 - 2024
Togo 0.211 104 1960 - 2024
Gabon 0.208 105 1960 - 2024
Mozambique 0.206 106 1960 - 2024
Pakistan 0.204 107 1960 - 2024
Zimbabwe 0.203 108 1960 - 2024
Comoros 0.2 109 1960 - 2024
El Salvador 0.2 110 1960 - 2024
Niger 0.2 111 1960 - 2024
Iraq 0.199 112 1960 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.196 113 1960 - 2024
Lebanon 0.192 114 1960 - 2024
Thailand 0.186 115 1960 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0.179 116 1990 - 2024
Mali 0.176 117 1960 - 2024
Turkey 0.171 118 1960 - 2024
DR Congo 0.17 119 1960 - 2024
Morocco 0.164 120 1960 - 2024
Uganda 0.163 121 1960 - 2024
Venezuela 0.161 122 1960 - 2024
Vietnam 0.157 123 1960 - 2024
Djibouti 0.143 124 1960 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0.137 125 1960 - 2024
Ethiopia 0.135 126 1960 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0.134 127 1960 - 2024
Rwanda 0.133 128 1960 - 2024
Jordan 0.127 129 1960 - 2024
Oman 0.125 130 1960 - 2024
Guinea 0.124 131 1960 - 2024
Kazakhstan 0.124 132 1990 - 2024
Burkina Faso 0.121 133 1960 - 2024
Russia 0.121 134 1960 - 2024
Chad 0.12 135 1960 - 2024
Laos 0.116 136 1960 - 2024
Swaziland 0.113 137 1960 - 2024
Singapore 0.112 138 1960 - 2024
Cameroon 0.111 139 1961 - 2024
Burundi 0.107 140 1960 - 2024
Haiti 0.099 141 1960 - 2024
Angola 0.097 142 1960 - 2024
Algeria 0.095 143 1960 - 2024
Nicaragua 0.094 144 1960 - 2024
Burma 0.093 145 1960 - 2024
Bangladesh 0.09 146 1971 - 2024
Somalia 0.09 147 1960 - 2024
Sudan 0.09 148 1960 - 2024
Libya 0.086 149 1960 - 2024
Kuwait 0.084 150 1960 - 2024
Uzbekistan 0.08 151 1990 - 2024
Egypt 0.079 152 1960 - 2024
Cambodia 0.077 153 1960 - 2024
Cuba 0.065 154 1960 - 2024
Syria 0.065 155 1960 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.057 156 1990 - 2024
Belarus 0.055 157 1990 - 2024
Hong Kong 0.055 158 1960 - 2024
Yemen 0.054 159 1960 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0.047 160 1960 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0.045 161 1990 - 2024
North Korea 0.045 162 1960 - 2024
Iran 0.041 163 1960 - 2024
Bahrain 0.04 164 1960 - 2024
Qatar 0.033 165 1960 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0.033 166 1991 - 2024
China 0.03 167 1960 - 2024
UA Emirates 0.03 168 1971 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.021 169 1960 - 2024
Afghanistan 0.012 170 1960 - 2024
Eritrea 0.01 171 1960 - 2024


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