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Democracy (Polity)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•167 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
14.0value
Median: 17.0value
Countries Covered
167
with available data
Highest
Canada
20.0value
Lowest
Bahrain
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Canada20.0value
2Cape Verde20.0value
3Chile20.0value
4Taiwan, Province of China20.0value
5Costa Rica20.0value
By Region
Oceania20.0value(2 countries)
Europe19.4value(31 countries)
South America18.3value(7 countries)
North America17.8value(4 countries)
Africa12.9value(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (20.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 14.0value)

Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (88)
Asia (26)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Canada20.0value
2Cape Verde20.0value
3Chile20.0value
4Taiwan, Province of China20.0value
5Costa Rica20.0value
6Cyprus20.0value
7Denmark20.0value
8Finland20.0value
9France20.0value
10Germany20.0value
11Greece20.0value
12Hungary20.0value
13Ireland20.0value
14Italy20.0value
15Japan20.0value
16Lithuania20.0value
17Luxembourg20.0value
18Mauritius20.0value
19Mongolia20.0value
20Netherlands20.0value
21New Zealand20.0value
22Norway20.0value
23Poland20.0value
24Portugal20.0value
25Slovakia20.0value
26Slovenia20.0value
27Spain20.0value
28Sweden20.0value
29Switzerland20.0value
30Uruguay20.0value
31Australia20.0value
32Austria20.0value
33Bulgaria19.0value
34Croatia19.0value
35Czech Republic19.0value
36Estonia19.0value
37India19.0value
38Indonesia19.0value
39Jamaica19.0value
40Kenya19.0value
41Moldova, Republic of19.0value
42Montenegro19.0value
43Panama19.0value
44Paraguay19.0value
45Peru19.0value
46Romania19.0value
47South Africa19.0value
48Trinidad and Tobago19.0value
49The Republic of North Macedonia19.0value
50Albania19.0value
51Argentina19.0value
52Myanmar18.0value
53El Salvador18.0value
54Ghana18.0value
55Guatemala18.0value
56South Korea18.0value
57Kyrgyzstan18.0value
58Lesotho18.0value
59Latvia18.0value
60Mexico18.0value
61Philippines18.0value
62Timor-Leste18.0value
63Serbia18.0value
64United Kingdom18.0value
65Belgium18.0value
66Botswana18.0value
67Brazil18.0value
68Solomon Islands18.0value
69Colombia17.0value
70Benin17.0value
71Dominican Republic17.0value
72Georgia17.0value
73Guyana17.0value
74Honduras17.0value
75Liberia17.0value
76Malaysia17.0value
77Nepal17.0value
78Nigeria17.0value
79Pakistan17.0value
80Senegal17.0value
81Sierra Leone17.0value
82Tunisia17.0value
83Armenia17.0value
84Bhutan17.0value
85Bolivia17.0value
86Central African Republic16.0value
87Sri Lanka16.0value
88Iraq16.0value
89Israel16.0value
90Lebanon16.0value
91Madagascar16.0value
92Malawi16.0value
93Namibia16.0value
94Nicaragua16.0value
95Guinea-Bissau16.0value
96Burkina Faso16.0value
97Zambia16.0value
98Ecuador15.0value
99Haiti15.0value
100Mali15.0value
101Mozambique15.0value
102Niger15.0value
103Papua New Guinea15.0value
104Somalia15.0value
105Suriname15.0value
106United States of America15.0value
107Republic of The Gambia14.0value
108Guinea14.0value
109Cote d'Ivoire14.0value
110Russian Federation14.0value
111Zimbabwe14.0value
112Ukraine14.0value
113Djibouti13.0value
114Gabon13.0value
115United Republic of Tanzania13.0value
116Fiji12.0value
117Algeria12.0value
118Ethiopia11.0value
119Libya10.0value
120South Sudan10.0value
121Yemen10.0value
122Bosnia and Herzegovina10.0value
123Burundi9.0value
124Chad9.0value
125Uganda9.0value
126Afghanistan9.0value
127Mauritania8.0value
128Singapore8.0value
129Togo8.0value
130Angola8.0value
131Comoros7.0value
132Democratic Republic of the Congo7.0value
133Jordan7.0value
134Rwanda7.0value
135Tajikistan7.0value
136Thailand7.0value
137Venezuela7.0value
138Cambodia6.0value
139Republic of the Congo6.0value
140Morocco6.0value
141Sudan6.0value
142Türkiye6.0value
143Egypt6.0value
144Cameroon5.0value
145Cuba5.0value
146Equatorial Guinea4.0value
147Kazakhstan4.0value
148Bangladesh4.0value
149Belarus3.0value
150People's Republic of China3.0value
151Eritrea3.0value
152Islamic Republic of Iran3.0value
153Kuwait3.0value
154Lao People's Democratic Republic3.0value
155Vietnam3.0value
156Eswatini3.0value
157Azerbaijan3.0value
158Oman2.0value
159United Arab Emirates2.0value
160Turkmenistan2.0value
161Holy See (Vatican City State)1.0value
162Syrian Arab Republic1.0value
163Uzbekistan1.0value
164North Korea0.0value
165Qatar0.0value
166Saudi Arabia0.0value
167Bahrain0.0value
Showing 167 of 167 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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