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Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)

0-1 · higher is better · 175 countries

updated 2025
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  1. 1Switzerland0.79
  2. 2Uruguay0.72
  3. 3Denmark0.7
  4. 4Taiwan0.65
  5. 5Australia0.65
  6. 6Norway0.64
  7. 7Sweden0.64
  8. 8Belgium0.63
  9. 9Estonia0.62
  10. 10Ireland0.62
  11. 11Costa Rica0.61
  12. 12Finland0.6
  13. 12France0.6
  14. 13Latvia0.6
  15. 14Germany0.59
  16. 15Canada0.59
  17. 16Austria0.58
  18. 17New Zealand0.58
  19. 18Chile0.57
  20. 19Spain0.57
  21. 20Italy0.57
  22. 21Iceland0.57
  23. 22Czechia0.56
  24. 23Lithuania0.56
  25. 24Luxembourg0.56
  26. 25Netherlands0.55
  27. 26Korea, Rep.0.55
  28. 27United Kingdom0.53
  29. 28Malta0.53
  30. 28Portugal0.53
  31. 29Brazil0.53
  32. 30Japan0.53
  33. 31Jamaica0.52
  34. 32Sri Lanka0.52
  35. 33Poland0.52
  36. 34United States0.51
  37. 35Suriname0.51
  38. 36Slovak Republic0.51
  39. 37Slovenia0.51
  40. 38Trinidad and Tobago0.51
  41. 39Greece0.49
  42. 40Cyprus0.49
  43. 41Mauritius0.48
  44. 42Dominican Republic0.48
  45. 43South Africa0.47
  46. 44Colombia0.47
  47. 45Ecuador0.46
  48. 45Timor-Leste0.46
  49. 46Croatia0.46
  50. 47Cabo Verde0.46
  51. 48Israel0.46
  52. 49Peru0.45
  53. 50Panama0.44
  54. 51Nepal0.44
  55. 52Solomon Islands0.43
  56. 52Argentina0.43
  57. 53Guatemala0.42
  58. 54Romania0.42
  59. 55Bolivia0.41
  60. 56Gambia, The0.41
  61. 57Lesotho0.4
  62. 58Montenegro0.4
  63. 59Senegal0.4
  64. 60Bulgaria0.4
  65. 61Sao Tome and Principe0.39
  66. 62Moldova0.39
  67. 63Botswana0.37
  68. 64Malawi0.37
  69. 65Ghana0.36
  70. 66North Macedonia0.35
  71. 67Namibia0.35
  72. 67Bhutan0.35
  73. 68Zambia0.35
  74. 69Barbados0.35
  75. 70Paraguay0.34
  76. 71Seychelles0.34
  77. 72Mexico0.34
  78. 73Kenya0.34
  79. 74Nigeria0.32
  80. 74Vanuatu0.32
  81. 75Liberia0.32
  82. 76Honduras0.32
  83. 77Armenia0.32
  84. 78Maldives0.32
  85. 79Sierra Leone0.31
  86. 80Malaysia0.3
  87. 81Indonesia0.3
  88. 81Bosnia and Herzegovina0.3
  89. 82Albania0.29
  90. 83Guyana0.28
  91. 84Mongolia0.28
  92. 85Papua New Guinea0.28
  93. 85Benin0.28
  94. 86Hungary0.27
  95. 87Fiji0.27
  96. 88Cote d'Ivoire0.26
  97. 89Philippines0.26
  98. 90Ukraine0.25
  99. 91India0.25
  100. 92Tanzania0.25
  101. 93Tunisia0.24
  102. 94Gabon0.24
  103. 95Georgia0.24
  104. 96Togo0.23
  105. 97Iraq0.22
  106. 98Lebanon0.22
  107. 99Mauritania0.22
  108. 100Madagascar0.22
  109. 100Serbia0.22
  110. 101Zimbabwe0.2
  111. 102Mozambique0.2
  112. 103Congo, Dem. Rep.0.2
  113. 103Comoros0.2
  114. 104Pakistan0.19
  115. 105Niger0.19
  116. 106Congo, Rep.0.19
  117. 107Thailand0.19
  118. 108Turkiye0.17
  119. 109Viet Nam0.16
  120. 109Mali0.16
  121. 110Kyrgyz Republic0.16
  122. 111El Salvador0.16
  123. 112Uganda0.16
  124. 113Morocco0.15
  125. 114Venezuela, RB0.15
  126. 115Djibouti0.14
  127. 115Burundi0.14
  128. 116Jordan0.13
  129. 117Rwanda0.13
  130. 117Central African Republic0.13
  131. 118Chad0.13
  132. 119Ethiopia0.13
  133. 119Guinea-Bissau0.13
  134. 120Russian Federation0.12
  135. 121Singapore0.12
  136. 122Oman0.12
  137. 122Guinea0.12
  138. 123Haiti0.12
  139. 124Lao PDR0.12
  140. 125Eswatini0.11
  141. 126Kazakhstan0.11
  142. 127Burkina Faso0.1
  143. 128Angola0.1
  144. 129Bangladesh0.1
  145. 130Nicaragua0.1
  146. 131Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.1
  147. 131Algeria0.1
  148. 132Cameroon0.09
  149. 133Libya0.09
  150. 134Uzbekistan0.08
  151. 135Egypt, Arab Rep.0.08
  152. 136Yemen, Rep.0.07
  153. 137Cambodia0.06
  154. 138Tajikistan0.06
  155. 139Syrian Arab Republic0.06
  156. 140Bahrain0.05
  157. 140Cuba0.05
  158. 140Belarus0.05
  159. 141Kuwait0.05
  160. 142Sudan0.05
  161. 142Afghanistan0.05
  162. 143Hong Kong SAR, China0.05
  163. 144South Sudan0.05
  164. 145Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.04
  165. 146Azerbaijan0.04
  166. 147Iran, Islamic Rep.0.04
  167. 148Equatorial Guinea0.04
  168. 148Myanmar0.04
  169. 149China0.04
  170. 150Qatar0.03
  171. 151Turkmenistan0.03
  172. 152United Arab Emirates0.03
  173. 153Saudi Arabia0.03
  174. 154Eritrea0.01

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