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Stability of Democratic Institutions Index

· higher is better · 136 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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League table

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  1. 1Lithuania10
  2. 1Chile10
  3. 1Latvia10
  4. 1Uruguay10
  5. 1Estonia10
  6. 2Taiwan9.5
  7. 2Czechia9.5
  8. 2Slovenia9.5
  9. 3Botswana9
  10. 3Trinidad and Tobago9
  11. 3Timor-Leste9
  12. 3Croatia9
  13. 4Ghana8.5
  14. 4Jamaica8.5
  15. 4Bhutan8.5
  16. 4Costa Rica8.5
  17. 5Gambia, The8
  18. 5Dominican Republic8
  19. 5Senegal8
  20. 5Poland8
  21. 5Mauritius8
  22. 6North Macedonia7.5
  23. 6Slovak Republic7.5
  24. 6Albania7.5
  25. 6Ukraine7.5
  26. 6Brazil7.5
  27. 7Korea, Rep.7
  28. 7Nepal7
  29. 7Paraguay7
  30. 7Moldova7
  31. 7Colombia7
  32. 7Mongolia7
  33. 8Ecuador6.5
  34. 8Zambia6.5
  35. 8South Africa6.5
  36. 8Malawi6.5
  37. 8Armenia6.5
  38. 8Montenegro6.5
  39. 8Namibia6.5
  40. 8Panama6.5
  41. 8Bolivia6.5
  42. 8Romania6.5
  43. 8Argentina6.5
  44. 8India6.5
  45. 9Malaysia6
  46. 9Lesotho6
  47. 9Sri Lanka6
  48. 9Liberia6
  49. 9Kenya6
  50. 9Bulgaria6
  51. 9Indonesia6
  52. 10Sierra Leone5.5
  53. 11Hungary5
  54. 11Lebanon5
  55. 11Bosnia and Herzegovina5
  56. 11Mexico5
  57. 12Peru4.5
  58. 12Philippines4.5
  59. 13Honduras4
  60. 14Madagascar3
  61. 14Iraq3
  62. 14Angola3
  63. 14El Salvador3
  64. 14Bangladesh3
  65. 14Nigeria3
  66. 14Kyrgyz Republic3
  67. 14Uganda3
  68. 14Thailand3
  69. 14Papua New Guinea3
  70. 14Mauritania3
  71. 14Tanzania3
  72. 14Guinea-Bissau3
  73. 14Cote d'Ivoire3
  74. 14Togo3
  75. 14Georgia3
  76. 14Guatemala3
  77. 14Turkiye3
  78. 14Serbia3
  79. 14Benin3
  80. 15Zimbabwe2.5
  81. 15Mozambique2.5
  82. 15Singapore2.5
  83. 15Algeria2.5
  84. 15Ethiopia2.5
  85. 15Tunisia2.5
  86. 15Jordan2.5
  87. 15Central African Republic2.5
  88. 15Djibouti2.5
  89. 16Kazakhstan2
  90. 16Eswatini2
  91. 16South Sudan2
  92. 16United Arab Emirates2
  93. 16Rwanda2
  94. 16Russian Federation2
  95. 16Pakistan2
  96. 16Oman2
  97. 16Nicaragua2
  98. 16Azerbaijan2
  99. 16Burundi2
  100. 16Morocco2
  101. 16Libya2
  102. 16Uzbekistan2
  103. 16Iran, Islamic Rep.2
  104. 16Venezuela, RB2
  105. 16Guinea2
  106. 16Egypt, Arab Rep.2
  107. 16Belarus2
  108. 16Congo, Rep.2
  109. 16Congo, Dem. Rep.2
  110. 16Cameroon2
  111. 17Burkina Faso1.5
  112. 17Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.5
  113. 17Qatar1.5
  114. 17Viet Nam1.5
  115. 17Bahrain1.5
  116. 17Kuwait1.5
  117. 18Cambodia1
  118. 18Eritrea1
  119. 18Yemen, Rep.1
  120. 18Lao PDR1
  121. 18Turkmenistan1
  122. 18Mali1
  123. 18Syrian Arab Republic1
  124. 18China1
  125. 18Myanmar1
  126. 18Niger1
  127. 18Saudi Arabia1
  128. 18Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1
  129. 18Tajikistan1
  130. 18Sudan1
  131. 18Equatorial Guinea1
  132. 18Haiti1
  133. 18Cuba1
  134. 18Afghanistan1
  135. 18Gabon1
  136. 18Chad1

Stability of Democratic Institutions Index