Liberal democracy index - Country rankings

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Liberal democracy index , 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 171 countries was 0.377 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.883 index points and the lowest value was in Eritrea: 0.009 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 Liberal democracy index , 2024 Global rank Available data
Denmark 0.883 1 1960 - 2024
Estonia 0.85 2 1990 - 2024
Switzerland 0.847 3 1960 - 2024
Sweden 0.845 4 1960 - 2024
Norway 0.839 5 1960 - 2024
Ireland 0.83 6 1960 - 2024
Czechia 0.817 7 1960 - 2024
New Zealand 0.809 8 1960 - 2024
Australia 0.808 9 1960 - 2024
Belgium 0.805 10 1960 - 2024
Finland 0.802 11 1960 - 2024
France 0.799 12 1960 - 2024
Germany 0.792 13 1960 - 2024
Chile 0.787 14 1960 - 2024
Luxembourg 0.783 15 1960 - 2024
Uruguay 0.769 16 1960 - 2024
Latvia 0.765 17 1990 - 2024
Austria 0.762 18 1960 - 2024
Netherlands 0.761 19 1960 - 2024
Iceland 0.759 20 1960 - 2024
UK 0.752 21 1960 - 2024
Portugal 0.751 22 1960 - 2024
USA 0.748 23 1960 - 2024
Spain 0.745 24 1960 - 2024
Canada 0.744 25 1960 - 2024
Japan 0.734 26 1960 - 2024
Lithuania 0.734 27 1990 - 2024
Brazil 0.712 28 1960 - 2024
Italy 0.705 29 1960 - 2024
Taiwan 0.7 30 1960 - 2024
Vanuatu 0.686 31 1960 - 2024
Jamaica 0.684 32 1960 - 2024
Barbados 0.67 33 1960 - 2024
Seychelles 0.659 34 1960 - 2024
South Africa 0.652 35 1960 - 2024
Cyprus 0.651 36 1960 - 2024
Cape Verde 0.649 37 1960 - 2024
Malta 0.637 38 1960 - 2024
Suriname 0.637 39 1960 - 2024
South Korea 0.631 40 1960 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0.627 41 1960 - 2024
Croatia 0.619 42 1991 - 2024
Slovenia 0.619 43 1989 - 2024
Israel 0.617 44 1960 - 2024
Poland 0.616 45 1960 - 2024
Panama 0.584 46 1960 - 2024
Slovakia 0.584 47 1993 - 2024
Greece 0.576 48 1960 - 2024
Ghana 0.567 49 1960 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0.565 50 1960 - 2024
Colombia 0.557 51 1960 - 2024
Argentina 0.553 52 1960 - 2024
Nepal 0.522 53 1960 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0.519 54 1960 - 2024
Moldova 0.518 55 1990 - 2024
Lesotho 0.516 56 1960 - 2024
Namibia 0.515 57 1960 - 2024
Bulgaria 0.508 58 1960 - 2024
Gambia 0.507 59 1960 - 2024
Peru 0.493 60 1960 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0.486 61 1960 - 2024
Malawi 0.482 62 1960 - 2024
Botswana 0.478 63 1960 - 2024
Montenegro 0.478 64 1998 - 2024
Guatemala 0.469 65 1960 - 2024
Senegal 0.462 66 1960 - 2024
Bhutan 0.454 67 1960 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0.45 68 1960 - 2024
Ecuador 0.446 69 1960 - 2024
Romania 0.445 70 1960 - 2024
Kenya 0.432 71 1960 - 2024
Maldives 0.423 72 1960 - 2024
Armenia 0.414 73 1990 - 2024
Fiji 0.414 74 1960 - 2024
Liberia 0.404 75 1960 - 2024
Albania 0.396 76 1960 - 2024
Zambia 0.392 77 1960 - 2024
Mongolia 0.389 78 1960 - 2024
Paraguay 0.388 79 1960 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.384 80 1960 - 2024
Honduras 0.382 81 1960 - 2024
North Macedonia 0.374 82 1991 - 2024
Mauritius 0.368 83 1960 - 2024
Tanzania 0.368 84 1960 - 2024
Malaysia 0.362 85 1960 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0.348 86 1960 - 2024
Singapore 0.343 87 1960 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 0.342 88 1992 - 2024
Benin 0.329 89 1960 - 2024
Georgia 0.328 90 1990 - 2024
Indonesia 0.326 91 1960 - 2024
Hungary 0.318 92 1960 - 2024
Guyana 0.315 93 1960 - 2024
Nigeria 0.315 94 1960 - 2024
Bolivia 0.314 95 1960 - 2024
Philippines 0.308 96 1960 - 2024
India 0.291 97 1960 - 2024
Thailand 0.289 98 1960 - 2024
Jordan 0.274 99 1960 - 2024
Kuwait 0.266 100 1960 - 2024
Tunisia 0.258 101 1960 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0.251 102 1960 - 2024
Mexico 0.251 103 1960 - 2024
Morocco 0.247 104 1960 - 2024
Ukraine 0.233 105 1990 - 2024
Iraq 0.228 106 1960 - 2024
Madagascar 0.221 107 1960 - 2024
Serbia 0.22 108 1960 - 2024
Lebanon 0.207 109 1960 - 2024
Uganda 0.201 110 1960 - 2024
Pakistan 0.199 111 1960 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0.183 112 1990 - 2024
Niger 0.18 113 1960 - 2024
Togo 0.173 114 1960 - 2024
Mozambique 0.171 115 1960 - 2024
Angola 0.164 116 1960 - 2024
Zimbabwe 0.156 117 1960 - 2024
Gabon 0.155 118 1960 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0.149 119 1960 - 2024
Mali 0.147 120 1960 - 2024
Cameroon 0.14 121 1961 - 2024
Oman 0.14 122 1960 - 2024
Mauritania 0.135 123 1960 - 2024
Kazakhstan 0.134 124 1990 - 2024
DR Congo 0.133 125 1960 - 2024
Hong Kong 0.133 126 1960 - 2024
Burkina Faso 0.129 127 1960 - 2024
Egypt 0.129 128 1960 - 2024
Somalia 0.126 129 1960 - 2024
Vietnam 0.124 130 1960 - 2024
Djibouti 0.121 131 1960 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.117 132 1960 - 2024
Turkey 0.117 133 1960 - 2024
Algeria 0.116 134 1960 - 2024
Comoros 0.107 135 1960 - 2024
Libya 0.106 136 1960 - 2024
Laos 0.102 137 1960 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0.1 138 1960 - 2024
Ethiopia 0.098 139 1960 - 2024
Swaziland 0.097 140 1960 - 2024
El Salvador 0.092 141 1960 - 2024
Iran 0.092 142 1960 - 2024
Rwanda 0.09 143 1960 - 2024
Qatar 0.08 144 1960 - 2024
Haiti 0.079 145 1960 - 2024
UA Emirates 0.078 146 1971 - 2024
Uzbekistan 0.078 147 1990 - 2024
Guinea 0.075 148 1960 - 2024
Burundi 0.072 149 1960 - 2024
Bangladesh 0.068 150 1971 - 2024
Cambodia 0.056 151 1960 - 2024
Russia 0.056 152 1960 - 2024
Cuba 0.055 153 1960 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0.054 154 1990 - 2024
Chad 0.054 155 1960 - 2024
Syria 0.054 156 1960 - 2024
Bahrain 0.052 157 2002 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.05 158 1990 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0.049 159 1960 - 2024
Venezuela 0.049 160 1960 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.047 161 1960 - 2024
Yemen 0.047 162 1960 - 2024
Sudan 0.038 163 1960 - 2024
Belarus 0.036 164 1990 - 2024
China 0.036 165 1960 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0.033 166 1991 - 2024
Nicaragua 0.019 167 1960 - 2024
Afghanistan 0.016 168 1960 - 2024
Burma 0.016 169 1960 - 2024
North Korea 0.014 170 1960 - 2024
Eritrea 0.009 171 1960 - 2024


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