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Direct Democracy Index (IDEA)

Percent · higher is better · 172 countries

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  1. 1Switzerland84.4
  2. 2Romania67.4
  3. 3Uruguay61.7
  4. 4Italy49.5
  5. 5New Zealand42.2
  6. 6Lithuania41.1
  7. 7Taiwan41
  8. 8Malta39.4
  9. 9Bulgaria36.1
  10. 10Slovenia34.8
  11. 11Peru32.3
  12. 12Ecuador31.8
  13. 13Slovak Republic30.4
  14. 14Croatia29
  15. 15Ireland26.7
  16. 16Latvia26.4
  17. 17Colombia24.3
  18. 18Mexico23.7
  19. 19North Macedonia23.4
  20. 20Hungary23.3
  21. 21Moldova23.1
  22. 22Greece23
  23. 23Kyrgyz Republic22.9
  24. 24Luxembourg21.2
  25. 25Australia20.5
  26. 26Bolivia20.1
  27. 27Denmark19.6
  28. 28Chile19.3
  29. 29Senegal17.3
  30. 30Costa Rica17.2
  31. 31United Kingdom15.9
  32. 32Mauritania15.3
  33. 33Iceland14.4
  34. 34Turkiye14.1
  35. 35Austria13.8
  36. 36Guatemala13.1
  37. 37Cote d'Ivoire12.9
  38. 38Poland12.4
  39. 39Armenia12.1
  40. 40Algeria11.3
  41. 41Russian Federation11.3
  42. 42Egypt, Arab Rep.11.1
  43. 43Madagascar10.6
  44. 44Niger10.4
  45. 45Thailand10.2
  46. 46Morocco10.1
  47. 47Paraguay9.9
  48. 48Central African Republic9.7
  49. 49Portugal9
  50. 50Zambia9
  51. 51Georgia8.7
  52. 52Maldives8.5
  53. 53Rwanda8.2
  54. 54Serbia8
  55. 55Zimbabwe7.6
  56. 56Spain7.5
  57. 57Kenya7.4
  58. 58Cabo Verde7.4
  59. 59Montenegro6.6
  60. 60Estonia6.3
  61. 61Tajikistan6.1
  62. 62Philippines6.1
  63. 63Liberia6.1
  64. 64Ukraine6
  65. 65Venezuela, RB5.8
  66. 66Cuba5.6
  67. 67Panama5.5
  68. 68Azerbaijan5.4
  69. 69Burundi5.3
  70. 70Albania4.7
  71. 71Congo, Rep.4.7
  72. 72Comoros4.5
  73. 73Uganda4.4
  74. 74France4.3
  75. 75Korea, Rep.4.1
  76. 76Nicaragua4
  77. 77Sweden3.6
  78. 78Sri Lanka3.5
  79. 79Burkina Faso3.4
  80. 80Equatorial Guinea3.3
  81. 81Tunisia3.3
  82. 82Congo, Dem. Rep.3.3
  83. 83Gambia, The2.9
  84. 84Syrian Arab Republic2.9
  85. 85Mongolia2.8
  86. 86Togo2.7
  87. 87Czechia2.7
  88. 88Namibia2.6
  89. 89Iraq2.6
  90. 90Japan2.5
  91. 91Suriname2.3
  92. 92Benin2.3
  93. 93Bhutan2.3
  94. 94Belgium2.3
  95. 95Ghana2.2
  96. 96Kazakhstan2.2
  97. 97Belarus2.2
  98. 98Brazil2.2
  99. 99South Africa2.1
  100. 100Djibouti2.1
  101. 101Nepal2
  102. 102Finland2
  103. 103Netherlands2
  104. 104Timor-Leste2
  105. 105Norway1.9
  106. 106Canada1.9
  107. 107Argentina1.9
  108. 108Qatar1.9
  109. 109Gabon1.9
  110. 110Uzbekistan1.8
  111. 111Guinea-Bissau1.8
  112. 112Turkmenistan1.8
  113. 113Mozambique1.8
  114. 114Jamaica1.6
  115. 115Israel1.5
  116. 116Vanuatu1.5
  117. 117Iran, Islamic Rep.1.5
  118. 118Honduras1.4
  119. 119Germany1.4
  120. 120Pakistan1.4
  121. 121Lesotho1.2
  122. 122Viet Nam1.2
  123. 123Malawi1.2
  124. 124Dominican Republic1.1
  125. 125Botswana1.1
  126. 126Angola1.1
  127. 127El Salvador1.1
  128. 128Guyana1.1
  129. 129Singapore0.94
  130. 130Bahrain0.92
  131. 131Tanzania0.91
  132. 132Papua New Guinea0.91
  133. 133Ethiopia0.9
  134. 134Cameroon0.9
  135. 135Libya0.88
  136. 136Mauritius0.79
  137. 137Sierra Leone0.78
  138. 138Eswatini0.75
  139. 139Nigeria0.53
  140. 140Fiji0.52
  141. 141Guinea0
  142. 141Afghanistan0
  143. 141Yemen, Rep.0
  144. 141Cyprus0
  145. 141United States0
  146. 141Haiti0
  147. 141Indonesia0
  148. 141India0
  149. 141United Arab Emirates0
  150. 141Jordan0
  151. 141Trinidad and Tobago0
  152. 141Cambodia0
  153. 141China0
  154. 141Kuwait0
  155. 141Lao PDR0
  156. 141Lebanon0
  157. 141Chad0
  158. 141Mali0
  159. 141Myanmar0
  160. 141Barbados0
  161. 141South Sudan0
  162. 141Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  163. 141Malaysia0
  164. 141Solomon Islands0
  165. 141Oman0
  166. 141Bosnia and Herzegovina0
  167. 141Sudan0
  168. 141Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  169. 141Bangladesh0
  170. 141Saudi Arabia0
  171. 141Eritrea0
  172. 141West Bank and Gaza0

Direct Democracy Index (IDEA)