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Political Participation Index

· higher is better · 136 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Lithuania10
  2. 1Chile10
  3. 1Estonia10
  4. 2Costa Rica9.8
  5. 2Latvia9.8
  6. 2Uruguay9.8
  7. 2Taiwan9.8
  8. 3Slovak Republic9.5
  9. 3Slovenia9.5
  10. 3Czechia9.5
  11. 4Jamaica9.3
  12. 4Trinidad and Tobago9.3
  13. 5Croatia9
  14. 6Brazil8.8
  15. 6Botswana8.8
  16. 6Poland8.8
  17. 7Ghana8.5
  18. 8Dominican Republic8.3
  19. 8Argentina8.3
  20. 8Timor-Leste8.3
  21. 9South Africa8
  22. 9North Macedonia8
  23. 9Bolivia8
  24. 9Albania8
  25. 10Lesotho7.8
  26. 10Korea, Rep.7.8
  27. 10Armenia7.8
  28. 10Montenegro7.8
  29. 10Mauritius7.8
  30. 10Namibia7.8
  31. 10Moldova7.8
  32. 11Mongolia7.5
  33. 11Nepal7.5
  34. 11Senegal7.5
  35. 11Malawi7.5
  36. 11Liberia7.5
  37. 12Ecuador7.3
  38. 12Gambia, The7.3
  39. 12Ukraine7.3
  40. 12Romania7.3
  41. 12Peru7.3
  42. 13Paraguay7
  43. 13Panama7
  44. 13Sri Lanka7
  45. 13Colombia7
  46. 13Bhutan7
  47. 13Bulgaria7
  48. 14Hungary6.3
  49. 14Iraq6.3
  50. 14Mexico6.3
  51. 15Bosnia and Herzegovina6
  52. 16India5.8
  53. 16Papua New Guinea5.8
  54. 16Malaysia5.8
  55. 16Sierra Leone5.8
  56. 16Zambia5.8
  57. 16El Salvador5.8
  58. 17Philippines5.5
  59. 17Cote d'Ivoire5.5
  60. 18Lebanon5.3
  61. 19Benin5
  62. 19Indonesia5
  63. 19Kenya5
  64. 20Guatemala4.8
  65. 20Honduras4.8
  66. 20Central African Republic4.8
  67. 20Nigeria4.8
  68. 21Georgia4.5
  69. 22Tanzania4.3
  70. 22Mauritania4.3
  71. 23Serbia4
  72. 23Bangladesh4
  73. 24Guinea-Bissau3.8
  74. 24Kyrgyz Republic3.8
  75. 24Syrian Arab Republic3.8
  76. 25Madagascar3.5
  77. 25Singapore3.5
  78. 25Uganda3.5
  79. 25Turkiye3.5
  80. 25Angola3.5
  81. 26Algeria3.3
  82. 26Congo, Dem. Rep.3.3
  83. 26Ethiopia3.3
  84. 26Togo3.3
  85. 26Pakistan3.3
  86. 27Tunisia3
  87. 27Gabon3
  88. 27Jordan3
  89. 28Burundi2.8
  90. 28Cameroon2.8
  91. 28Mozambique2.8
  92. 28Thailand2.8
  93. 28Zimbabwe2.8
  94. 29Rwanda2.5
  95. 29Venezuela, RB2.5
  96. 29Uzbekistan2.5
  97. 29Morocco2.5
  98. 29Congo, Rep.2.5
  99. 30Kazakhstan2.3
  100. 30Burkina Faso2.3
  101. 30Kuwait2.3
  102. 30Djibouti2.3
  103. 30Iran, Islamic Rep.2.3
  104. 31Haiti2
  105. 31Belarus2
  106. 31Equatorial Guinea2
  107. 31Egypt, Arab Rep.2
  108. 31Azerbaijan2
  109. 31Chad2
  110. 31Qatar2
  111. 31Russian Federation2
  112. 32South Sudan1.8
  113. 32Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.8
  114. 32Eswatini1.8
  115. 32Viet Nam1.8
  116. 32Nicaragua1.8
  117. 32Mali1.8
  118. 32Guinea1.8
  119. 32United Arab Emirates1.8
  120. 32Cambodia1.8
  121. 33China1.5
  122. 33Bahrain1.5
  123. 33Cuba1.5
  124. 33Saudi Arabia1.5
  125. 33Oman1.5
  126. 33Niger1.5
  127. 33Tajikistan1.5
  128. 33Sudan1.5
  129. 34Yemen, Rep.1.3
  130. 34Libya1.3
  131. 34Lao PDR1.3
  132. 34Afghanistan1.3
  133. 35Eritrea1
  134. 35Turkmenistan1
  135. 35Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1
  136. 35Myanmar1

Political Participation Index