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Direct Democracy Index

· higher is better · 175 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Switzerland0.68
  2. 2Uruguay0.62
  3. 3Ecuador0.55
  4. 4Taiwan0.52
  5. 5Mexico0.47
  6. 6Romania0.4
  7. 7Italy0.35
  8. 8Kyrgyz Republic0.33
  9. 9Venezuela, RB0.3
  10. 10Moldova0.29
  11. 11Slovak Republic0.28
  12. 12Australia0.26
  13. 13Central African Republic0.26
  14. 14Hungary0.26
  15. 14Slovenia0.26
  16. 15Egypt, Arab Rep.0.23
  17. 16Russian Federation0.23
  18. 17New Zealand0.22
  19. 18Mali0.22
  20. 19Gabon0.21
  21. 19Chad0.21
  22. 20Serbia0.21
  23. 20Lithuania0.21
  24. 21Bulgaria0.2
  25. 22Qatar0.2
  26. 23Peru0.2
  27. 24Kazakhstan0.19
  28. 25Malta0.19
  29. 26Ireland0.19
  30. 27Uzbekistan0.19
  31. 28Denmark0.19
  32. 29Croatia0.17
  33. 30Poland0.17
  34. 31North Macedonia0.17
  35. 32Mauritania0.17
  36. 33Thailand0.16
  37. 34Azerbaijan0.16
  38. 35Colombia0.15
  39. 36Guinea0.15
  40. 36Cuba0.15
  41. 36Tunisia0.15
  42. 37Algeria0.14
  43. 38Tajikistan0.14
  44. 39Bolivia0.14
  45. 40Chile0.13
  46. 41Turkiye0.13
  47. 42Vanuatu0.13
  48. 43Belarus0.13
  49. 44Guatemala0.13
  50. 44Greece0.13
  51. 44Burundi0.13
  52. 45Zimbabwe0.12
  53. 46Armenia0.11
  54. 47Senegal0.11
  55. 47Cote d'Ivoire0.11
  56. 48Comoros0.11
  57. 49Latvia0.11
  58. 50Congo, Rep.0.1
  59. 50Rwanda0.1
  60. 51Morocco0.09
  61. 52Syrian Arab Republic0.09
  62. 53Luxembourg0.08
  63. 53Costa Rica0.08
  64. 54Iceland0.08
  65. 55Niger0.08
  66. 55Madagascar0.08
  67. 56Equatorial Guinea0.08
  68. 56Nicaragua0.08
  69. 57Turkmenistan0.08
  70. 58Paraguay0.07
  71. 59Philippines0.07
  72. 60Kenya0.07
  73. 61Zambia0.07
  74. 62Cabo Verde0.06
  75. 63Uganda0.06
  76. 63Ukraine0.06
  77. 64United Kingdom0.06
  78. 64Montenegro0.06
  79. 64Albania0.06
  80. 65Liberia0.06
  81. 66Georgia0.05
  82. 67Maldives0.05
  83. 68Togo0.04
  84. 69Djibouti0.04
  85. 70Estonia0.04
  86. 71France0.03
  87. 71Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.03
  88. 71Congo, Dem. Rep.0.03
  89. 71Benin0.03
  90. 71Burkina Faso0.03
  91. 71Austria0.03
  92. 72Mozambique0.03
  93. 72Korea, Rep.0.03
  94. 72Namibia0.03
  95. 72Sri Lanka0.03
  96. 73Iran, Islamic Rep.0.03
  97. 73Mongolia0.03
  98. 74Portugal0.03
  99. 74Spain0.03
  100. 74Sweden0.03
  101. 75Gambia, The0.03
  102. 76Ghana0.02
  103. 77Myanmar0.02
  104. 78Bhutan0.02
  105. 78Guinea-Bissau0.02
  106. 78Brazil0.02
  107. 78Pakistan0.02
  108. 78Japan0.02
  109. 78Nepal0.02
  110. 78Cameroon0.02
  111. 78Bahrain0.02
  112. 78Sao Tome and Principe0.02
  113. 78South Africa0.02
  114. 78Viet Nam0.02
  115. 78South Sudan0.02
  116. 78Suriname0.02
  117. 78Afghanistan0.02
  118. 79Angola0.02
  119. 79Timor-Leste0.02
  120. 80Honduras0.02
  121. 80Belgium0.02
  122. 81Argentina0.02
  123. 81Finland0.02
  124. 81Norway0.02
  125. 81Canada0.02
  126. 81Netherlands0.02
  127. 81Tanzania0.02
  128. 82Eswatini0.01
  129. 82Yemen, Rep.0.01
  130. 82Panama0.01
  131. 82Iraq0.01
  132. 82Guyana0.01
  133. 82Czechia0.01
  134. 82Papua New Guinea0.01
  135. 82El Salvador0.01
  136. 82Jamaica0.01
  137. 82Malawi0.01
  138. 82Botswana0.01
  139. 82Ethiopia0.01
  140. 82Israel0.01
  141. 82Lesotho0.01
  142. 83Dominican Republic0.01
  143. 83Seychelles0.01
  144. 84Libya0.01
  145. 84Singapore0.01
  146. 84Germany0.01
  147. 85Sierra Leone0.01
  148. 85Mauritius0.01
  149. 86Fiji0.01
  150. 86Nigeria0.01
  151. 87Kuwait0
  152. 87Cambodia0
  153. 87Oman0
  154. 87Malaysia0
  155. 87Haiti0
  156. 87Lao PDR0
  157. 87Saudi Arabia0
  158. 87Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  159. 87Cyprus0
  160. 87Bangladesh0
  161. 87Solomon Islands0
  162. 87Indonesia0
  163. 87Bosnia and Herzegovina0
  164. 87Jordan0
  165. 87Lebanon0
  166. 87China0
  167. 87India0
  168. 87Barbados0
  169. 87Eritrea0
  170. 87Sudan0
  171. 87Hong Kong SAR, China0
  172. 87United States0
  173. 87Trinidad and Tobago0
  174. 87United Arab Emirates0

Direct Democracy Index