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Electoral democracy 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 Data•176 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.5value
Median: 0.5value
Countries Covered
176
with available data
Highest
Denmark
0.9value
Lowest
Saudi Arabia
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark0.9value
2Norway0.9value
3Sweden0.9value
4Belgium0.9value
5Estonia0.9value
By Region
Oceania0.8value(2 countries)
Europe0.8value(32 countries)
South America0.7value(7 countries)
North America0.7value(4 countries)
Africa0.4value(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 (0.9value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.5value)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (95)
Asia (27)

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 ↕
1Denmark0.9value
2Norway0.9value
3Sweden0.9value
4Belgium0.9value
5Estonia0.9value
6Ireland0.9value
7Switzerland0.9value
8Luxembourg0.9value
9France0.9value
10Costa Rica0.9value
11Uruguay0.9value
12Finland0.9value
13Czech Republic0.8value
14New Zealand0.8value
15Australia0.8value
16Canada0.8value
17Chile0.8value
18Austria0.8value
19Latvia0.8value
20Netherlands0.8value
21Germany0.8value
22Portugal0.8value
23Spain0.8value
24Japan0.8value
25South Korea0.8value
26Iceland0.8value
27Jamaica0.8value
28Taiwan, Province of China0.8value
29Barbados0.8value
30Lithuania0.8value
31Trinidad and Tobago0.8value
32Brazil0.8value
33Sri Lanka0.8value
34Malta0.8value
35Suriname0.8value
36Cyprus0.8value
37United Kingdom0.8value
38Poland0.8value
39Seychelles0.8value
40Cape Verde0.7value
41Italy0.7value
42South Africa0.7value
43Greece0.7value
44Mauritius0.7value
45Timor-Leste0.7value
46Dominican Republic0.7value
47United States of America0.7value
48Slovakia0.7value
49Vanuatu0.7value
50Panama0.7value
51Ghana0.7value
52Solomon Islands0.7value
53Israel0.7value
54Slovenia0.7value
55Argentina0.7value
56Croatia0.7value
57Colombia0.7value
58Peru0.7value
59Botswana0.7value
60Lesotho0.7value
61Nepal0.7value
62Republic of The Gambia0.6value
63Guatemala0.6value
64Montenegro0.6value
65Namibia0.6value
66Senegal0.6value
67Sao Tome and Principe0.6value
68Armenia0.6value
69Ecuador0.6value
70Romania0.6value
71Bolivia0.6value
72Bulgaria0.6value
73Liberia0.6value
74Paraguay0.6value
75Bhutan0.6value
76Kenya0.6value
77The Republic of North Macedonia0.6value
78Malawi0.6value
79Maldives0.6value
80Moldova, Republic of0.6value
81Mongolia0.5value
82Guyana0.5value
83Honduras0.5value
84Fiji0.5value
85Nigeria0.5value
86Malaysia0.5value
87Bosnia and Herzegovina0.5value
88Zambia0.5value
89Benin0.5value
90Albania0.5value
91Sierra Leone0.5value
92Mexico0.5value
93Papua New Guinea0.5value
94Indonesia0.5value
95Singapore0.4value
96Thailand0.4value
97Hungary0.4value
98Lebanon0.4value
99Georgia0.4value
100Tunisia0.4value
101Cote d'Ivoire0.4value
102Philippines0.4value
103Ukraine0.4value
104India0.4value
105Iraq0.4value
106United Republic of Tanzania0.4value
107Madagascar0.4value
108Togo0.4value
109Angola0.3value
110Mauritania0.3value
111El Salvador0.3value
112Kyrgyzstan0.3value
113Democratic Republic of the Congo0.3value
114Gabon0.3value
115Pakistan0.3value
116Serbia0.3value
117Central African Republic0.3value
118Comoros0.3value
119Türkiye0.3value
120Jordan0.3value
121Mozambique0.3value
122Zimbabwe0.3value
123Algeria0.3value
124Cameroon0.3value
125Kazakhstan0.3value
126Morocco0.3value
127Ethiopia0.3value
128Uganda0.3value
129Guinea-Bissau0.3value
130Djibouti0.3value
131Republic of the Congo0.2value
132Chad0.2value
133Haiti0.2value
134Niger0.2value
135Uzbekistan0.2value
136Bangladesh0.2value
137Libya0.2value
138Rwanda0.2value
139Guinea0.2value
140Egypt0.2value
141Burundi0.2value
142Cambodia0.2value
143Venezuela0.2value
144Cuba0.2value
145Oman0.2value
146Equatorial Guinea0.2value
147Azerbaijan0.2value
148Russian Federation0.2value
149Somalia0.2value
150Mali0.2value
151Belarus0.2value
152Islamic Republic of Iran0.2value
153Tajikistan0.2value
154Hong Kong0.2value
155Nicaragua0.2value
156Turkmenistan0.1value
157Vietnam0.1value
158Bahrain0.1value
159Kuwait0.1value
160Lao People's Democratic Republic0.1value
161Burkina Faso0.1value
162South Sudan0.1value
163Sudan0.1value
164Eswatini0.1value
165Syrian Arab Republic0.1value
166Yemen0.1value
167United Arab Emirates0.1value
168North Korea0.1value
169Myanmar0.1value
170State of Palestine0.1value
171People's Republic of China0.1value
172Eritrea0.1value
173Afghanistan0.1value
174Qatar0.0value
175Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0value
176Saudi Arabia0.0value
Showing 176 of 176 countries

Topics

#social#value#electoral#democracy#index

Data Source

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

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