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Electoral democracy index

· higher is better · 174 countries

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  1. 1Denmark0.91
  2. 2Norway0.89
  3. 3Sweden0.89
  4. 3Belgium0.89
  5. 4Ireland0.89
  6. 4Estonia0.89
  7. 5Switzerland0.88
  8. 6Luxembourg0.87
  9. 7France0.87
  10. 8Costa Rica0.86
  11. 8Uruguay0.86
  12. 9Finland0.85
  13. 10Czechia0.85
  14. 10New Zealand0.85
  15. 11Australia0.84
  16. 12Canada0.84
  17. 13Chile0.84
  18. 13Austria0.84
  19. 14Latvia0.83
  20. 15Netherlands0.83
  21. 16Germany0.83
  22. 17Portugal0.82
  23. 17Spain0.82
  24. 18Japan0.82
  25. 18Korea, Rep.0.82
  26. 19Iceland0.81
  27. 20Jamaica0.81
  28. 21Taiwan0.8
  29. 22Barbados0.8
  30. 23Trinidad and Tobago0.79
  31. 23Lithuania0.79
  32. 24Brazil0.78
  33. 25Sri Lanka0.78
  34. 25Malta0.78
  35. 26Suriname0.78
  36. 27Cyprus0.77
  37. 28United Kingdom0.77
  38. 29Poland0.77
  39. 30Seychelles0.76
  40. 31Italy0.75
  41. 31Cabo Verde0.75
  42. 32South Africa0.74
  43. 33Greece0.74
  44. 34Mauritius0.74
  45. 35Dominican Republic0.74
  46. 35United States0.74
  47. 36Slovak Republic0.73
  48. 37Vanuatu0.73
  49. 38Panama0.73
  50. 39Ghana0.71
  51. 40Solomon Islands0.7
  52. 41Israel0.69
  53. 42Slovenia0.69
  54. 43Argentina0.69
  55. 44Croatia0.69
  56. 45Colombia0.68
  57. 46Peru0.67
  58. 47Botswana0.67
  59. 48Lesotho0.66
  60. 49Nepal0.66
  61. 50Gambia, The0.64
  62. 51Guatemala0.64
  63. 52Montenegro0.64
  64. 53Namibia0.63
  65. 53Senegal0.63
  66. 54Sao Tome and Principe0.63
  67. 55Armenia0.61
  68. 56Ecuador0.61
  69. 57Romania0.61
  70. 57Bolivia0.61
  71. 58Bulgaria0.6
  72. 59Liberia0.6
  73. 60Paraguay0.58
  74. 61Bhutan0.57
  75. 62Kenya0.56
  76. 63North Macedonia0.56
  77. 64Malawi0.56
  78. 65Maldives0.56
  79. 66Moldova0.55
  80. 67Mongolia0.54
  81. 68Guyana0.52
  82. 69Honduras0.51
  83. 70Fiji0.51
  84. 71Nigeria0.51
  85. 72Malaysia0.5
  86. 73Bosnia and Herzegovina0.5
  87. 74Zambia0.5
  88. 75Benin0.49
  89. 76Albania0.48
  90. 77Sierra Leone0.47
  91. 78Mexico0.47
  92. 79Papua New Guinea0.47
  93. 80Indonesia0.46
  94. 81Singapore0.43
  95. 82Thailand0.42
  96. 83Hungary0.42
  97. 84Lebanon0.42
  98. 85Georgia0.4
  99. 86Tunisia0.4
  100. 87Cote d'Ivoire0.39
  101. 88Philippines0.39
  102. 89Ukraine0.39
  103. 90India0.38
  104. 91Iraq0.37
  105. 92Tanzania0.37
  106. 93Madagascar0.36
  107. 94Togo0.35
  108. 95Angola0.34
  109. 96Mauritania0.33
  110. 97El Salvador0.32
  111. 98Kyrgyz Republic0.31
  112. 99Congo, Dem. Rep.0.31
  113. 100Gabon0.3
  114. 100Pakistan0.3
  115. 101Serbia0.3
  116. 102Comoros0.29
  117. 102Turkiye0.29
  118. 102Central African Republic0.29
  119. 103Jordan0.28
  120. 104Mozambique0.28
  121. 105Zimbabwe0.27
  122. 106Algeria0.27
  123. 107Cameroon0.26
  124. 108Kazakhstan0.26
  125. 108Morocco0.26
  126. 109Ethiopia0.26
  127. 110Uganda0.25
  128. 111Guinea-Bissau0.25
  129. 112Djibouti0.25
  130. 113Congo, Rep.0.24
  131. 114Chad0.24
  132. 115Haiti0.24
  133. 116Niger0.23
  134. 117Uzbekistan0.22
  135. 118Bangladesh0.2
  136. 119Libya0.19
  137. 119Rwanda0.19
  138. 120Egypt, Arab Rep.0.19
  139. 120Guinea0.19
  140. 121Burundi0.19
  141. 122Cambodia0.18
  142. 123Venezuela, RB0.18
  143. 124Cuba0.18
  144. 125Oman0.18
  145. 126Equatorial Guinea0.17
  146. 127Azerbaijan0.17
  147. 128Russian Federation0.17
  148. 129Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.17
  149. 130Mali0.16
  150. 131Belarus0.16
  151. 132Iran, Islamic Rep.0.16
  152. 133Tajikistan0.16
  153. 134Nicaragua0.15
  154. 134Hong Kong SAR, China0.15
  155. 135Turkmenistan0.15
  156. 136Viet Nam0.15
  157. 137Bahrain0.14
  158. 138Kuwait0.14
  159. 139Lao PDR0.14
  160. 140Burkina Faso0.13
  161. 141South Sudan0.13
  162. 142Sudan0.13
  163. 143Syrian Arab Republic0.13
  164. 143Eswatini0.13
  165. 144Yemen, Rep.0.13
  166. 145United Arab Emirates0.1
  167. 146Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.08
  168. 147Myanmar0.08
  169. 148China0.07
  170. 149Afghanistan0.07
  171. 149Eritrea0.07
  172. 150Qatar0.03
  173. 151Saudi Arabia0.02

Electoral democracy index