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Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)

0-1 · higher is better · 175 countries

updated 2025
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  1. 1Denmark0.87
  2. 2Norway0.86
  3. 3Switzerland0.85
  4. 4Luxembourg0.82
  5. 5Sweden0.82
  6. 6Ireland0.8
  7. 7France0.79
  8. 8Germany0.79
  9. 9Costa Rica0.79
  10. 10Uruguay0.78
  11. 11Belgium0.78
  12. 12Australia0.77
  13. 12Chile0.77
  14. 13Finland0.76
  15. 14Estonia0.76
  16. 15Korea, Rep.0.75
  17. 16Netherlands0.74
  18. 17Japan0.73
  19. 17Austria0.73
  20. 18Barbados0.71
  21. 19Brazil0.71
  22. 20Czechia0.7
  23. 20Seychelles0.7
  24. 20Iceland0.7
  25. 21Jamaica0.69
  26. 22Spain0.69
  27. 23Portugal0.69
  28. 24Taiwan0.69
  29. 25Latvia0.68
  30. 26Canada0.68
  31. 27United Kingdom0.67
  32. 28Mauritius0.66
  33. 29Lithuania0.66
  34. 30Poland0.65
  35. 31South Africa0.65
  36. 32Dominican Republic0.65
  37. 33New Zealand0.64
  38. 34Malta0.64
  39. 35Sri Lanka0.62
  40. 36Suriname0.62
  41. 37Cyprus0.61
  42. 38Slovenia0.61
  43. 39Italy0.61
  44. 39Greece0.61
  45. 40Trinidad and Tobago0.6
  46. 41Ghana0.58
  47. 42Panama0.56
  48. 43Senegal0.56
  49. 44Cabo Verde0.55
  50. 45Timor-Leste0.54
  51. 46Montenegro0.52
  52. 47Israel0.51
  53. 48Bhutan0.5
  54. 49Croatia0.5
  55. 50Gambia, The0.49
  56. 51Liberia0.49
  57. 52Lesotho0.48
  58. 53United States0.48
  59. 54Bulgaria0.47
  60. 55Guatemala0.47
  61. 56Malawi0.47
  62. 57Vanuatu0.47
  63. 58Namibia0.46
  64. 59Colombia0.46
  65. 60Kenya0.45
  66. 61Mongolia0.45
  67. 62Moldova0.44
  68. 63Sierra Leone0.43
  69. 64Maldives0.42
  70. 64Sao Tome and Principe0.42
  71. 65Zambia0.41
  72. 66Argentina0.41
  73. 67Fiji0.41
  74. 67Nepal0.41
  75. 68Solomon Islands0.4
  76. 69Peru0.38
  77. 70Armenia0.38
  78. 71North Macedonia0.37
  79. 72Ecuador0.37
  80. 73Malaysia0.36
  81. 74Indonesia0.36
  82. 75Slovak Republic0.36
  83. 76Honduras0.36
  84. 77Singapore0.35
  85. 78Botswana0.35
  86. 78Lebanon0.35
  87. 79Nigeria0.35
  88. 80Tunisia0.33
  89. 81Bosnia and Herzegovina0.33
  90. 82Ukraine0.33
  91. 83Georgia0.32
  92. 84Paraguay0.32
  93. 85Benin0.3
  94. 86Romania0.29
  95. 87Tanzania0.29
  96. 88Togo0.29
  97. 89Morocco0.28
  98. 90Iraq0.27
  99. 91Jordan0.27
  100. 92Libya0.26
  101. 93India0.26
  102. 94Niger0.25
  103. 95Philippines0.25
  104. 96Papua New Guinea0.25
  105. 97Mexico0.25
  106. 98Guyana0.25
  107. 99Cote d'Ivoire0.24
  108. 100Bolivia0.24
  109. 101Albania0.24
  110. 102Mauritania0.23
  111. 102Uganda0.23
  112. 103Gabon0.23
  113. 104Zimbabwe0.22
  114. 105Congo, Dem. Rep.0.21
  115. 106Mali0.21
  116. 106Serbia0.21
  117. 107Ethiopia0.2
  118. 107Haiti0.2
  119. 108Thailand0.19
  120. 109Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.19
  121. 110Kazakhstan0.19
  122. 111Algeria0.18
  123. 112Pakistan0.18
  124. 112Rwanda0.18
  125. 113Viet Nam0.18
  126. 114Hungary0.18
  127. 115Madagascar0.18
  128. 116Kuwait0.18
  129. 117Angola0.17
  130. 118Mozambique0.17
  131. 119Syrian Arab Republic0.17
  132. 120Congo, Rep.0.16
  133. 121Bangladesh0.16
  134. 122Uzbekistan0.15
  135. 123Kyrgyz Republic0.15
  136. 124Djibouti0.14
  137. 125Central African Republic0.13
  138. 126Guinea-Bissau0.13
  139. 127Comoros0.13
  140. 128El Salvador0.13
  141. 129Chad0.12
  142. 130Egypt, Arab Rep.0.12
  143. 130Qatar0.12
  144. 131Cameroon0.1
  145. 131Cuba0.1
  146. 132Guinea0.1
  147. 133Iran, Islamic Rep.0.09
  148. 134United Arab Emirates0.08
  149. 135Turkiye0.08
  150. 136Cambodia0.08
  151. 137Oman0.07
  152. 138Saudi Arabia0.07
  153. 139Burundi0.07
  154. 140China0.06
  155. 140Eswatini0.06
  156. 141Lao PDR0.06
  157. 141Bahrain0.06
  158. 142Russian Federation0.06
  159. 143Hong Kong SAR, China0.06
  160. 144Tajikistan0.05
  161. 144Burkina Faso0.05
  162. 145Equatorial Guinea0.05
  163. 146Yemen, Rep.0.04
  164. 147South Sudan0.04
  165. 148Myanmar0.04
  166. 149Azerbaijan0.03
  167. 150Belarus0.03
  168. 151Turkmenistan0.03
  169. 152Eritrea0.03
  170. 153Sudan0.02
  171. 153Venezuela, RB0.02
  172. 154Nicaragua0.02
  173. 155Afghanistan0.01
  174. 156Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.01

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