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Electoral democracy index

Tier A· Official

V-Dem's electoral democracy (polyarchy) index: how free and fair elections are, plus freedoms of expression and association.

100 = most democratic (index 1.0), 0 = least democratic

How this score is built

The Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) electoral democracy (polyarchy) index measures to what extent the ideal of electoral democracy is achieved — free and fair elections, elected officials, and freedoms of expression and association — on a 0–1 scale.

WorldScore keeps it on its own scale (native_rescale 0–1 → 0–100). Direction is higher_better. It is an expert-coded estimate (V-Dem publishes uncertainty intervals we do not display here). Most recent available year per country.

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100 = most democratic (index 1.0), 0 = least democratic

Full ranking

175 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stDenmarkDNK
91.391
0.913 index (0–1)
2ndNorwayNOR
8989
0.89 index (0–1)
3rdBelgiumBEL
88.989
0.889 index (0–1)
3rdSwedenSWE
88.989
0.889 index (0–1)
5thEstoniaEST
88.789
0.887 index (0–1)
5thIrelandIRL
88.789
0.887 index (0–1)
7thSwitzerlandCHE
88.288
0.882 index (0–1)
8thLuxembourgLUX
86.987
0.869 index (0–1)
9thFranceFRA
86.587
0.865 index (0–1)
10thCosta RicaCRI
86.286
0.862 index (0–1)
10thUruguayURY
86.286
0.862 index (0–1)
12thFinlandFIN
85.285
0.852 index (0–1)
13thCzechiaCZE
84.985
0.849 index (0–1)
13thNew ZealandNZL
84.985
0.849 index (0–1)
15thAustraliaAUS
84.484
0.844 index (0–1)
16thCanadaCAN
8484
0.84 index (0–1)
17thAustriaAUT
83.984
0.839 index (0–1)
17thChileCHL
83.984
0.839 index (0–1)
19thLatviaLVA
83.483
0.834 index (0–1)
20thNetherlandsNLD
83.283
0.832 index (0–1)
21stGermanyDEU
82.883
0.828 index (0–1)
22ndPortugalPRT
82.282
0.822 index (0–1)
22ndSpainESP
82.282
0.822 index (0–1)
24thJapanJPN
81.982
0.819 index (0–1)
24thSouth KoreaKOR
81.982
0.819 index (0–1)
26thIcelandISL
80.781
0.807 index (0–1)
27thJamaicaJAM
80.581
0.805 index (0–1)
28thTaiwanTWN
80.180
0.801 index (0–1)
29thBarbadosBRB
79.780
0.797 index (0–1)
30thLithuaniaLTU
78.679
0.786 index (0–1)
30thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
78.679
0.786 index (0–1)
32ndBrazilBRA
78.478
0.784 index (0–1)
33rdMaltaMLT
78.378
0.783 index (0–1)
33rdSri LankaLKA
78.378
0.783 index (0–1)
35thSurinameSUR
78.178
0.781 index (0–1)
36thCyprusCYP
77.377
0.773 index (0–1)
37thUnited KingdomGBR
77.277
0.772 index (0–1)
38thPolandPOL
76.877
0.768 index (0–1)
39thSeychellesSYC
7676
0.76 index (0–1)
40thCape VerdeCPV
74.575
0.745 index (0–1)
40thItalyITA
74.575
0.745 index (0–1)
42ndSouth AfricaZAF
74.374
0.743 index (0–1)
43rdGreeceGRC
74.174
0.741 index (0–1)
44thMauritiusMUS
73.874
0.738 index (0–1)
45thTimor-LesteTLS
73.674
0.736 index (0–1)
46thDominican RepublicDOM
73.574
0.735 index (0–1)
46thUnited StatesUSA
73.574
0.735 index (0–1)
48thSlovakiaSVK
73.373
0.733 index (0–1)
49thVanuatuVUT
72.973
0.729 index (0–1)
50thPanamaPAN
72.873
0.728 index (0–1)
51stGhanaGHA
71.171
0.711 index (0–1)
52ndSolomon IslandsSLB
69.670
0.696 index (0–1)
53rdIsraelISR
69.469
0.694 index (0–1)
54thSloveniaSVN
69.269
0.692 index (0–1)
55thArgentinaARG
6969
0.69 index (0–1)
56thCroatiaHRV
68.669
0.686 index (0–1)
57thColombiaCOL
67.968
0.679 index (0–1)
58thPeruPER
66.767
0.667 index (0–1)
59thBotswanaBWA
66.567
0.665 index (0–1)
60thLesothoLSO
66.166
0.661 index (0–1)
61stNepalNPL
65.666
0.656 index (0–1)
62ndGambiaGMB
64.164
0.641 index (0–1)
63rdGuatemalaGTM
63.764
0.637 index (0–1)
64thMontenegroMNE
63.664
0.636 index (0–1)
65thNamibiaNAM
63.363
0.633 index (0–1)
65thSenegalSEN
63.363
0.633 index (0–1)
67thSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP
63.263
0.632 index (0–1)
68thKosovoUNK
63.163
0.631 index (0–1)
69thArmeniaARM
61.461
0.614 index (0–1)
70thEcuadorECU
60.761
0.607 index (0–1)
71stBoliviaBOL
60.561
0.605 index (0–1)
71stRomaniaROU
60.561
0.605 index (0–1)
73rdBulgariaBGR
59.960
0.599 index (0–1)
74thLiberiaLBR
59.760
0.597 index (0–1)
75thParaguayPRY
58.158
0.581 index (0–1)
76thBhutanBTN
56.657
0.566 index (0–1)
77thKenyaKEN
56.356
0.563 index (0–1)
78thNorth MacedoniaMKD
56.256
0.562 index (0–1)
79thMalawiMWI
55.756
0.557 index (0–1)
80thMaldivesMDV
55.656
0.556 index (0–1)
81stMoldovaMDA
55.355
0.553 index (0–1)
82ndMongoliaMNG
53.554
0.535 index (0–1)
83rdGuyanaGUY
51.552
0.515 index (0–1)
84thHondurasHND
51.151
0.511 index (0–1)
85thFijiFJI
50.751
0.507 index (0–1)
86thNigeriaNGA
50.551
0.505 index (0–1)
87thMalaysiaMYS
50.450
0.504 index (0–1)
88thBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
49.850
0.498 index (0–1)
89thZambiaZMB
49.750
0.497 index (0–1)
90thBeninBEN
49.349
0.493 index (0–1)
91stAlbaniaALB
48.448
0.484 index (0–1)
92ndSierra LeoneSLE
47.147
0.471 index (0–1)
93rdMexicoMEX
46.947
0.469 index (0–1)
94thPapua New GuineaPNG
46.747
0.467 index (0–1)
95thIndonesiaIDN
46.246
0.462 index (0–1)
96thSingaporeSGP
43.443
0.434 index (0–1)
97thThailandTHA
42.442
0.424 index (0–1)
98thHungaryHUN
42.142
0.421 index (0–1)
99thLebanonLBN
41.942
0.419 index (0–1)
100thGeorgiaGEO
40.140
0.401 index (0–1)
101stTunisiaTUN
39.540
0.395 index (0–1)
102ndIvory CoastCIV
39.439
0.394 index (0–1)
103rdPhilippinesPHL
39.239
0.392 index (0–1)
104thUkraineUKR
38.639
0.386 index (0–1)
105thIndiaIND
37.738
0.377 index (0–1)
106thIraqIRQ
36.937
0.369 index (0–1)
107thTanzaniaTZA
36.537
0.365 index (0–1)
108thMadagascarMDG
36.136
0.361 index (0–1)
109thTogoTGO
35.135
0.351 index (0–1)
110thAngolaAGO
34.434
0.344 index (0–1)
111thMauritaniaMRT
32.833
0.328 index (0–1)
112thEl SalvadorSLV
32.132
0.321 index (0–1)
113thKyrgyzstanKGZ
31.331
0.313 index (0–1)
114thDR CongoCOD
30.631
0.306 index (0–1)
115thGabonGAB
30.230
0.302 index (0–1)
115thPakistanPAK
30.230
0.302 index (0–1)
117thSerbiaSRB
3030
0.3 index (0–1)
118thCentral African RepublicCAF
29.329
0.293 index (0–1)
118thComorosCOM
29.329
0.293 index (0–1)
118thTürkiyeTUR
29.329
0.293 index (0–1)
121stJordanJOR
28.228
0.282 index (0–1)
122ndMozambiqueMOZ
27.928
0.279 index (0–1)
123rdZimbabweZWE
26.827
0.268 index (0–1)
124thAlgeriaDZA
26.527
0.265 index (0–1)
125thCameroonCMR
2626
0.26 index (0–1)
126thKazakhstanKAZ
25.926
0.259 index (0–1)
126thMoroccoMAR
25.926
0.259 index (0–1)
128thEthiopiaETH
25.726
0.257 index (0–1)
129thUgandaUGA
25.325
0.253 index (0–1)
130thGuinea-BissauGNB
25.225
0.252 index (0–1)
131stDjiboutiDJI
2525
0.25 index (0–1)
132ndCongoCOG
24.324
0.243 index (0–1)
133rdChadTCD
24.224
0.242 index (0–1)
134thHaitiHTI
23.824
0.238 index (0–1)
135thNigerNER
22.723
0.227 index (0–1)
136thUzbekistanUZB
21.822
0.218 index (0–1)
137thBangladeshBGD
19.520
0.195 index (0–1)
138thLibyaLBY
19.319
0.193 index (0–1)
138thRwandaRWA
19.319
0.193 index (0–1)
140thEgyptEGY
18.719
0.187 index (0–1)
140thGuineaGIN
18.719
0.187 index (0–1)
142ndBurundiBDI
18.519
0.185 index (0–1)
143rdCambodiaKHM
18.318
0.183 index (0–1)
144thVenezuelaVEN
18.118
0.181 index (0–1)
145thCubaCUB
17.618
0.176 index (0–1)
146thOmanOMN
17.518
0.175 index (0–1)
147thEquatorial GuineaGNQ
17.217
0.172 index (0–1)
148thAzerbaijanAZE
17.117
0.171 index (0–1)
149thRussiaRUS
1717
0.17 index (0–1)
150thSomaliaSOM
16.517
0.165 index (0–1)
151stMaliMLI
16.416
0.164 index (0–1)
152ndBelarusBLR
16.316
0.163 index (0–1)
153rdIranIRN
15.916
0.159 index (0–1)
154thTajikistanTJK
15.816
0.158 index (0–1)
155thHong KongHKG
15.115
0.151 index (0–1)
155thNicaraguaNIC
15.115
0.151 index (0–1)
157thTurkmenistanTKM
14.815
0.148 index (0–1)
158thVietnamVNM
14.615
0.146 index (0–1)
159thBahrainBHR
13.914
0.139 index (0–1)
160thKuwaitKWT
13.814
0.138 index (0–1)
161stLaosLAO
13.514
0.135 index (0–1)
162ndBurkina FasoBFA
13.413
0.134 index (0–1)
163rdSouth SudanSSD
13.313
0.133 index (0–1)
164thSudanSDN
1313
0.13 index (0–1)
165thEswatiniSWZ
12.813
0.128 index (0–1)
165thSyriaSYR
12.813
0.128 index (0–1)
167thYemenYEM
12.713
0.127 index (0–1)
168thUnited Arab EmiratesARE
10.410
0.104 index (0–1)
169thNorth KoreaPRK
8.38
0.083 index (0–1)
170thMyanmarMMR
88
0.08 index (0–1)
171stChinaCHN
7.27
0.072 index (0–1)
172ndAfghanistanAFG
6.97
0.069 index (0–1)
172ndEritreaERI
6.97
0.069 index (0–1)
174thQatarQAT
3.43
0.034 index (0–1)
175thSaudi ArabiaSAU
1.62
0.016 index (0–1)
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