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Electoral Participation Index (IDEA)

Percent · higher is better · 171 countries

Gapminder (CC BY 4.0); some upstream series are third-partyCC BY 4.0updated 2021

League table

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  1. 1Uruguay94.9
  2. 2Viet Nam94.1
  3. 3Malta92.3
  4. 4Timor-Leste91.5
  5. 5Guyana91.5
  6. 6Ecuador89.3
  7. 7Turkiye89
  8. 8Bolivia87.6
  9. 9Montenegro86.8
  10. 10Peru83.6
  11. 11Lao PDR83.1
  12. 12Indonesia82.4
  13. 13Sweden82.1
  14. 14Sierra Leone81.5
  15. 15Papua New Guinea81.3
  16. 16Ghana81.1
  17. 17Cuba80.8
  18. 18Australia80.8
  19. 19Turkmenistan80.3
  20. 20Vanuatu80
  21. 21Bangladesh78.1
  22. 22Belgium77.9
  23. 23New Zealand77.4
  24. 24Netherlands77.3
  25. 25Brazil76.8
  26. 26Burundi76.5
  27. 27Denmark76.4
  28. 28Tajikistan76.3
  29. 29Iceland75.8
  30. 30Belarus75.7
  31. 31Panama75.7
  32. 32Sri Lanka74.7
  33. 33Equatorial Guinea74.6
  34. 34Taiwan74.4
  35. 35Togo74.3
  36. 36Israel73.7
  37. 37Fiji73
  38. 38Argentina72.6
  39. 39Uzbekistan72.4
  40. 40Philippines71.9
  41. 41Hungary71.6
  42. 42France70.9
  43. 43Liberia70.8
  44. 44Trinidad and Tobago70.3
  45. 45Thailand69.8
  46. 46Germany69.5
  47. 47Mauritius69.5
  48. 48Finland69.4
  49. 49Norway69.3
  50. 50Guinea-Bissau68.9
  51. 51India68.7
  52. 52Honduras68.5
  53. 53Albania68.4
  54. 54Maldives68
  55. 55Barbados67.1
  56. 56Korea, Rep.66.5
  57. 57Cambodia66.3
  58. 58Poland65.4
  59. 59Slovak Republic65.4
  60. 60Italy65.2
  61. 61Spain65.1
  62. 62Austria64.4
  63. 63Nicaragua63.9
  64. 64Greece63.5
  65. 65Zimbabwe63.4
  66. 66Ethiopia63.4
  67. 67Suriname62.8
  68. 68Congo, Rep.62.4
  69. 69Malaysia62.1
  70. 70United Kingdom61.8
  71. 71United States61.7
  72. 72Czechia61.7
  73. 73Kenya61.4
  74. 74Costa Rica60.6
  75. 75Solomon Islands60
  76. 76Bhutan59.1
  77. 77Dominican Republic58.6
  78. 78Bulgaria58.3
  79. 79Croatia58.2
  80. 80El Salvador57.7
  81. 81Colombia57.3
  82. 82Cabo Verde57
  83. 82Nepal57
  84. 83Moldova56.9
  85. 84Ireland56.7
  86. 85Estonia56.5
  87. 86Bosnia and Herzegovina56.1
  88. 87Kazakhstan56.1
  89. 88Japan55.8
  90. 89Serbia55.6
  91. 90Namibia55.4
  92. 91Canada55.4
  93. 92North Macedonia55.1
  94. 93Mongolia54.9
  95. 94Senegal54.9
  96. 95Slovenia54.6
  97. 96Mexico54.5
  98. 97Armenia54.5
  99. 98Ukraine54.2
  100. 99Latvia53.6
  101. 100Botswana53.2
  102. 101Angola53.1
  103. 102Lithuania52.5
  104. 103Zambia52.4
  105. 104Paraguay52.4
  106. 105Singapore51.4
  107. 106Tanzania51.2
  108. 107Georgia50.9
  109. 108Chile50.4
  110. 109Guatemala50.3
  111. 110Mozambique49.9
  112. 111Uganda49.8
  113. 112Portugal49.7
  114. 113Russian Federation49.6
  115. 114Niger48.7
  116. 115Luxembourg48.2
  117. 116Lesotho48.1
  118. 117Tunisia47.4
  119. 118South Africa47.3
  120. 119Iran, Islamic Rep.46.9
  121. 120Benin44.4
  122. 121Malawi44.3
  123. 122Mauritania44.3
  124. 123Venezuela, RB43.7
  125. 124Iraq42.6
  126. 125Lebanon42.5
  127. 126Congo, Dem. Rep.41.5
  128. 127Comoros41.3
  129. 128Pakistan40.7
  130. 129Jamaica36.7
  131. 130Switzerland36.1
  132. 131Morocco35.9
  133. 132Kyrgyz Republic35.8
  134. 133Cyprus35.2
  135. 134Gabon33.9
  136. 135Azerbaijan33.6
  137. 136Romania32.8
  138. 137Gambia, The32.3
  139. 138Sudan31
  140. 139Burkina Faso28.9
  141. 140Madagascar28.8
  142. 141Egypt, Arab Rep.28.8
  143. 142Djibouti27.1
  144. 143Cote d'Ivoire26.9
  145. 144Nigeria26.9
  146. 145Cameroon23.2
  147. 146Bahrain22.3
  148. 147Central African Republic21.5
  149. 148Jordan21.1
  150. 149Algeria19.5
  151. 150Haiti17.8
  152. 151Kuwait16.7
  153. 152Oman16.4
  154. 153Libya15.6
  155. 154West Bank and Gaza0
  156. 154China0
  157. 154Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  158. 154Guinea0
  159. 154Myanmar0
  160. 154Saudi Arabia0
  161. 154Eritrea0
  162. 154South Sudan0
  163. 154Chad0
  164. 154Mali0
  165. 154Yemen, Rep.0
  166. 154Afghanistan0

Electoral Participation Index (IDEA)