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Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)

0-1 · higher is better · 175 countries

updated 2025
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  1. 1Denmark0.88
  2. 2Norway0.84
  3. 3Belgium0.82
  4. 4Switzerland0.82
  5. 5Estonia0.81
  6. 5Luxembourg0.81
  7. 6Sweden0.8
  8. 7Ireland0.78
  9. 8Czechia0.77
  10. 9Germany0.77
  11. 10Costa Rica0.76
  12. 11Japan0.76
  13. 12Netherlands0.74
  14. 13Latvia0.73
  15. 14Iceland0.73
  16. 15Australia0.73
  17. 15New Zealand0.73
  18. 16Austria0.72
  19. 17France0.72
  20. 18Korea, Rep.0.71
  21. 19Finland0.71
  22. 20Taiwan0.7
  23. 21Spain0.7
  24. 22Malta0.69
  25. 23Uruguay0.69
  26. 24Lithuania0.69
  27. 25Cyprus0.68
  28. 26Barbados0.68
  29. 27Poland0.67
  30. 28Trinidad and Tobago0.66
  31. 29Jamaica0.66
  32. 30Italy0.65
  33. 31Greece0.64
  34. 31Chile0.64
  35. 32Seychelles0.63
  36. 33Canada0.63
  37. 34Portugal0.61
  38. 35United Kingdom0.61
  39. 36Slovenia0.6
  40. 37Suriname0.6
  41. 38Sri Lanka0.59
  42. 39Mauritius0.58
  43. 40Slovak Republic0.57
  44. 41Vanuatu0.57
  45. 42Cabo Verde0.56
  46. 43Israel0.55
  47. 44Croatia0.54
  48. 45Brazil0.54
  49. 46South Africa0.52
  50. 47Montenegro0.5
  51. 48Argentina0.5
  52. 49Ghana0.49
  53. 50Armenia0.49
  54. 51Lesotho0.49
  55. 52Botswana0.48
  56. 53Timor-Leste0.47
  57. 54United States0.47
  58. 55Bhutan0.46
  59. 56Senegal0.46
  60. 57Panama0.45
  61. 58Gambia, The0.45
  62. 59Sao Tome and Principe0.45
  63. 60Bulgaria0.44
  64. 61Moldova0.44
  65. 62Solomon Islands0.44
  66. 63Romania0.42
  67. 64Nepal0.42
  68. 65Dominican Republic0.41
  69. 65Colombia0.41
  70. 66Bolivia0.39
  71. 67Peru0.39
  72. 68Benin0.39
  73. 69Liberia0.39
  74. 70Mongolia0.38
  75. 71Guyana0.38
  76. 71Malaysia0.38
  77. 72North Macedonia0.37
  78. 73Maldives0.37
  79. 74Fiji0.37
  80. 74Singapore0.37
  81. 75Bosnia and Herzegovina0.36
  82. 76Albania0.35
  83. 77Kenya0.35
  84. 78Namibia0.35
  85. 79Guatemala0.34
  86. 80Sierra Leone0.34
  87. 81Tunisia0.32
  88. 82Tanzania0.32
  89. 83Nigeria0.32
  90. 83Malawi0.32
  91. 84Georgia0.31
  92. 85Ukraine0.3
  93. 86Hungary0.3
  94. 87Serbia0.28
  95. 88Ecuador0.27
  96. 89Zambia0.27
  97. 90Mexico0.27
  98. 91Honduras0.26
  99. 92Lebanon0.25
  100. 93Indonesia0.25
  101. 94Papua New Guinea0.25
  102. 95Thailand0.25
  103. 96Gabon0.25
  104. 97Togo0.24
  105. 97Paraguay0.24
  106. 98Cote d'Ivoire0.24
  107. 99Kyrgyz Republic0.24
  108. 100Belarus0.23
  109. 101Cuba0.22
  110. 102Comoros0.22
  111. 103Hong Kong SAR, China0.22
  112. 104Niger0.21
  113. 105Jordan0.21
  114. 106Turkiye0.21
  115. 107Algeria0.21
  116. 108Kazakhstan0.2
  117. 109Morocco0.2
  118. 110India0.2
  119. 111Iraq0.2
  120. 112Djibouti0.19
  121. 113Mozambique0.19
  122. 114Cameroon0.18
  123. 115Oman0.17
  124. 116Mali0.17
  125. 116Guinea-Bissau0.17
  126. 116Kuwait0.17
  127. 117Madagascar0.17
  128. 118Philippines0.17
  129. 119Rwanda0.17
  130. 120Viet Nam0.16
  131. 121Ethiopia0.16
  132. 122Burkina Faso0.16
  133. 122Congo, Dem. Rep.0.16
  134. 123Uzbekistan0.15
  135. 124Iran, Islamic Rep.0.15
  136. 125Guinea0.15
  137. 126Mauritania0.14
  138. 127Uganda0.14
  139. 128Zimbabwe0.14
  140. 129Russian Federation0.13
  141. 130Angola0.13
  142. 131Bahrain0.13
  143. 132Syrian Arab Republic0.13
  144. 133El Salvador0.13
  145. 134Azerbaijan0.12
  146. 134United Arab Emirates0.12
  147. 135Libya0.12
  148. 135Pakistan0.12
  149. 136Bangladesh0.12
  150. 137Central African Republic0.11
  151. 137Lao PDR0.11
  152. 138Saudi Arabia0.11
  153. 139Equatorial Guinea0.11
  154. 139Eritrea0.11
  155. 140Congo, Rep.0.11
  156. 141Egypt, Arab Rep.0.11
  157. 142Qatar0.1
  158. 143Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.1
  159. 144Burundi0.1
  160. 145Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.09
  161. 146Turkmenistan0.09
  162. 147Nicaragua0.09
  163. 148Chad0.08
  164. 148Cambodia0.08
  165. 149Venezuela, RB0.08
  166. 150China0.08
  167. 150Sudan0.08
  168. 151Eswatini0.08
  169. 152Haiti0.08
  170. 153Tajikistan0.06
  171. 154Myanmar0.06
  172. 155Yemen, Rep.0.03
  173. 156South Sudan0.03
  174. 157Afghanistan0.02

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