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Age of electoral democracy

years · higher is better · 115 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Switzerland177
  2. 2Australia168
  3. 3New Zealand139
  4. 4Iceland122
  5. 5United Kingdom107
  6. 6United States106
  7. 7Canada105
  8. 8Sweden104
  9. 8Ireland104
  10. 9Finland81
  11. 9Austria81
  12. 10Belgium80
  13. 10Luxembourg80
  14. 10Netherlands80
  15. 10Denmark80
  16. 10Norway80
  17. 11France79
  18. 11Italy79
  19. 12Israel77
  20. 13Costa Rica76
  21. 14Japan74
  22. 15Barbados66
  23. 16Trinidad and Tobago64
  24. 17Malta63
  25. 18Botswana59
  26. 19Greece51
  27. 19Cyprus51
  28. 20Portugal50
  29. 21Spain48
  30. 22Vanuatu46
  31. 22Ecuador46
  32. 23Argentina42
  33. 23Jamaica42
  34. 24Uruguay41
  35. 25Brazil39
  36. 26Korea, Rep.38
  37. 27Namibia36
  38. 27Czechia36
  39. 27Slovenia36
  40. 27Bulgaria36
  41. 27Senegal36
  42. 27Romania36
  43. 27Lithuania36
  44. 27Latvia36
  45. 27Poland36
  46. 27Chile36
  47. 28Panama35
  48. 28Sao Tome and Principe35
  49. 28Colombia35
  50. 28Germany35
  51. 28Cabo Verde35
  52. 29Suriname34
  53. 30Paraguay33
  54. 30Estonia33
  55. 31Slovak Republic32
  56. 32South Africa31
  57. 33Ghana30
  58. 33Taiwan30
  59. 33Dominican Republic30
  60. 34Croatia26
  61. 34Guatemala26
  62. 35Peru25
  63. 36Timor-Leste24
  64. 37Lesotho23
  65. 38Liberia20
  66. 39Solomon Islands19
  67. 40Bhutan17
  68. 41Moldova16
  69. 42Nepal12
  70. 43Seychelles11
  71. 43Sri Lanka11
  72. 44North Macedonia9
  73. 45Armenia8
  74. 46Maldives7
  75. 47Malawi6
  76. 48Montenegro5
  77. 48Bolivia5
  78. 48Gambia, The5
  79. 49Honduras4
  80. 49Kenya4
  81. 50Fiji3
  82. 50Malaysia3
  83. 51Mauritius1
  84. 51Mongolia1
  85. 51Nigeria1
  86. 51Guyana1

Age of electoral democracy