social2025

Democratic Features Index

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data136 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
5.1value
Median: 4.7value
Countries Covered
136
with available data
Highest
Uruguay
9.9value
Lowest
Yemen
1.5value
Top 5 Countries
1Uruguay9.9value
2Taiwan, Province of China9.6value
3Estonia9.6value
4Lithuania9.4value
5Chile9.3value
By Region
Europe8.0value(13 countries)
South America7.5value(7 countries)
Africa4.9value(9 countries)
North America4.9value(2 countries)
Other4.7value(81 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.5value)High (9.9value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.1value)

Europe (13)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
North America (2)
Other (81)
Asia (24)

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 2025; 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
1Uruguay9.9value
2Taiwan, Province of China9.6value
3Estonia9.6value
4Lithuania9.4value
5Chile9.3value
6Slovenia9.3value
7Czech Republic9.2value
8Latvia9.2value
9Costa Rica8.9value
10Croatia8.6value
11Botswana8.5value
12Poland8.4value
13Slovakia8.2value
14Trinidad and Tobago8.2value
15Jamaica8.0value
16South Korea8.0value
17Mauritius7.9value
18Timor-Leste7.9value
19Ghana7.8value
20Albania7.7value
21The Republic of North Macedonia7.7value
22Brazil7.5value
23Dominican Republic7.4value
24Montenegro7.4value
25Argentina7.4value
26Republic of The Gambia7.3value
27Mongolia7.3value
28Bhutan7.2value
29Romania7.1value
30South Africa7.1value
31Bulgaria6.9value
32Senegal6.9value
33Armenia6.9value
34Ukraine6.9value
35Namibia6.8value
36Malawi6.8value
37Moldova, Republic of6.7value
38Sri Lanka6.6value
39Colombia6.6value
40Bolivia6.6value
41Lesotho6.5value
42Paraguay6.5value
43Nepal6.5value
44Panama6.4value
45Liberia6.3value
46Ecuador6.3value
47Hungary6.2value
48India6.1value
49Zambia6.1value
50Malaysia6.0value
51Indonesia6.0value
52Bosnia and Herzegovina6.0value
53Peru5.9value
54Kenya5.8value
55Mexico5.6value
56Sierra Leone5.5value
57Singapore5.5value
58Benin5.4value
59Philippines5.3value
60Serbia5.2value
61Papua New Guinea5.0value
62El Salvador5.0value
63Lebanon5.0value
64Iraq4.9value
65Cote d'Ivoire4.8value
66Honduras4.8value
67United Republic of Tanzania4.8value
68Bangladesh4.7value
69Guinea-Bissau4.7value
70Kyrgyzstan4.6value
71Uganda4.5value
72Angola4.5value
73Togo4.4value
74Algeria4.4value
75Georgia4.4value
76Mauritania4.4value
77Tunisia4.3value
78Madagascar4.2value
79Jordan4.2value
80Türkiye4.2value
81Nigeria4.2value
82Gabon4.1value
83Guatemala4.1value
84United Arab Emirates4.0value
85Mozambique3.9value
86Thailand3.9value
87Guinea3.9value
88Zimbabwe3.9value
89Kuwait3.8value
90Qatar3.8value
91Uzbekistan3.8value
92Kazakhstan3.7value
93Rwanda3.7value
94Central African Republic3.7value
95Vietnam3.6value
96Cameroon3.6value
97Democratic Republic of the Congo3.6value
98Djibouti3.5value
99Morocco3.5value
100Burundi3.5value
101Belarus3.5value
102Eswatini3.4value
103Egypt3.4value
104Ethiopia3.4value
105Republic of the Congo3.4value
106Azerbaijan3.4value
107Pakistan3.3value
108Russian Federation3.2value
109Bahrain3.2value
110People's Republic of China3.2value
111Lao People's Democratic Republic3.1value
112Venezuela3.1value
113Cuba3.1value
114Equatorial Guinea3.0value
115Cambodia2.9value
116Mali2.9value
117Nicaragua2.9value
118Syrian Arab Republic2.9value
119Tajikistan2.9value
120Oman2.9value
121Burkina Faso2.8value
122Islamic Republic of Iran2.8value
123Niger2.8value
124Saudi Arabia2.8value
125Turkmenistan2.7value
126North Korea2.6value
127South Sudan2.5value
128Chad2.5value
129Haiti2.4value
130Libya2.1value
131Eritrea2.0value
132Afghanistan1.8value
133Somalia1.7value
134Sudan1.6value
135Myanmar1.6value
136Yemen1.5value
Showing 136 of 136 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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