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Age of electoral democracy

years · higher is better · 147 countries

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League table

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  1. 1New Zealand133
  2. 2Australia125
  3. 3Iceland108
  4. 4Sweden107
  5. 4Finland107
  6. 5Canada106
  7. 6Ireland105
  8. 7United Kingdom98
  9. 8Norway81
  10. 8Luxembourg81
  11. 8Austria81
  12. 8Denmark81
  13. 9Italy80
  14. 9France80
  15. 9Netherlands80
  16. 10Malta79
  17. 11Costa Rica77
  18. 11Israel77
  19. 11Belgium77
  20. 12India76
  21. 13Japan74
  22. 14San Marino69
  23. 15Colombia68
  24. 16Barbados65
  25. 17Jamaica64
  26. 17Trinidad and Tobago64
  27. 18Bahamas, The62
  28. 18Belize62
  29. 19United States61
  30. 20Botswana60
  31. 20Naoero60
  32. 21St. Lucia59
  33. 21St. Kitts and Nevis59
  34. 21Dominica59
  35. 22Mauritius58
  36. 23St. Vincent and the Grenadines57
  37. 24Switzerland55
  38. 25Greece52
  39. 26Papua New Guinea51
  40. 27Portugal50
  41. 28Cyprus49
  42. 28Spain49
  43. 29Solomon Islands48
  44. 29Tuvalu48
  45. 29Kiribati48
  46. 30Micronesia, Fed. Sts.47
  47. 30Marshall Islands47
  48. 30Ecuador47
  49. 31Vanuatu46
  50. 32Palau45
  51. 33Argentina43
  52. 34Uruguay42
  53. 34Grenada42
  54. 35Guatemala41
  55. 35Brazil41
  56. 36Philippines39
  57. 37Korea, Rep.38
  58. 38Poland37
  59. 38Paraguay37
  60. 38Chile37
  61. 39Croatia36
  62. 39Germany36
  63. 39North Macedonia36
  64. 39Mongolia36
  65. 39Namibia36
  66. 39Slovenia36
  67. 39Hungary36
  68. 39Panama36
  69. 39Samoa36
  70. 39Bulgaria36
  71. 40Latvia35
  72. 40Estonia35
  73. 40Lithuania35
  74. 40Suriname35
  75. 40Cabo Verde35
  76. 40Sao Tome and Principe35
  77. 41Romania34
  78. 41Guyana34
  79. 42Slovak Republic33
  80. 42Czechia33
  81. 42Seychelles33
  82. 42Andorra33
  83. 43Moldova32
  84. 43Ukraine32
  85. 43South Africa32
  86. 43Malawi32
  87. 44Dominican Republic30
  88. 44Bosnia and Herzegovina30
  89. 44Ghana30
  90. 44Taiwan30
  91. 45Albania29
  92. 46Indonesia27
  93. 47Senegal26
  94. 47Mexico26
  95. 47Lebanon26
  96. 48Timor-Leste25
  97. 48Peru25
  98. 49Lesotho24
  99. 50Antigua and Barbuda22
  100. 51Liberia21
  101. 51Iraq21
  102. 52Nepal20
  103. 52Montenegro20
  104. 53Bhutan18
  105. 54Tonga16
  106. 55Kenya13
  107. 56Fiji12
  108. 57Sri Lanka11
  109. 58Gambia, The9
  110. 59Maldives8
  111. 59Malaysia8
  112. 59Armenia8
  113. 60Bolivia6
  114. 61Zambia5
  115. 61Honduras5

Age of electoral democracy