Liberal democracy index - Country rankings
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Liberal democracy index , 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 47 countries was 0.267 index points. The highest value was in the Seychelles: 0.659 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 0.659 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 0.652 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 0.649 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 0.567 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 0.565 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 0.516 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 0.515 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 0.507 | 8 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 0.482 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 0.478 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 0.462 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 0.432 | 12 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 0.404 | 13 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 0.392 | 14 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 0.368 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 0.368 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.348 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 0.329 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 0.315 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 0.251 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 0.221 | 21 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 0.201 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Niger | 0.18 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Togo | 0.173 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 0.171 | 25 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 0.164 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.156 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 0.155 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 0.149 | 29 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 0.147 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 0.14 | 31 | 1961 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 0.135 | 32 | 1960 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 0.133 | 33 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.129 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 0.126 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 0.117 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 0.107 | 37 | 1960 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 0.1 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 0.098 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 0.097 | 40 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 0.09 | 41 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 0.075 | 42 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 0.072 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chad | 0.054 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 0.049 | 45 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 0.038 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 0.009 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
Definition: Measures the protection of individual rights and freedoms within a political system.
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