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Electoral democracy index

· higher is better · 175 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. 17Spain0.82
  23. 17Portugal0.82
  24. 18Korea, Rep.0.82
  25. 18Japan0.82
  26. 19Iceland0.81
  27. 20Jamaica0.81
  28. 21Taiwan0.8
  29. 22Barbados0.8
  30. 23Lithuania0.79
  31. 23Trinidad and Tobago0.79
  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. 35Timor-Leste0.74
  46. 36United States0.74
  47. 36Dominican Republic0.74
  48. 37Slovak Republic0.73
  49. 38Vanuatu0.73
  50. 39Panama0.73
  51. 40Ghana0.71
  52. 41Solomon Islands0.7
  53. 42Israel0.69
  54. 43Slovenia0.69
  55. 44Argentina0.69
  56. 45Croatia0.69
  57. 46Colombia0.68
  58. 47Peru0.67
  59. 48Botswana0.67
  60. 49Lesotho0.66
  61. 50Nepal0.66
  62. 51Gambia, The0.64
  63. 52Guatemala0.64
  64. 53Montenegro0.64
  65. 54Namibia0.63
  66. 54Senegal0.63
  67. 55Sao Tome and Principe0.63
  68. 56Armenia0.61
  69. 57Ecuador0.61
  70. 58Romania0.61
  71. 58Bolivia0.61
  72. 59Bulgaria0.6
  73. 60Liberia0.6
  74. 61Paraguay0.58
  75. 62Bhutan0.57
  76. 63Kenya0.56
  77. 64North Macedonia0.56
  78. 65Malawi0.56
  79. 66Maldives0.56
  80. 67Moldova0.55
  81. 68Mongolia0.54
  82. 69Guyana0.52
  83. 70Honduras0.51
  84. 71Fiji0.51
  85. 72Nigeria0.51
  86. 73Malaysia0.5
  87. 74Bosnia and Herzegovina0.5
  88. 75Zambia0.5
  89. 76Benin0.49
  90. 77Albania0.48
  91. 78Sierra Leone0.47
  92. 79Mexico0.47
  93. 80Papua New Guinea0.47
  94. 81Indonesia0.46
  95. 82Singapore0.43
  96. 83Thailand0.42
  97. 84Hungary0.42
  98. 85Lebanon0.42
  99. 86Georgia0.4
  100. 87Tunisia0.4
  101. 88Cote d'Ivoire0.39
  102. 89Philippines0.39
  103. 90Ukraine0.39
  104. 91India0.38
  105. 92Iraq0.37
  106. 93Tanzania0.37
  107. 94Madagascar0.36
  108. 95Togo0.35
  109. 96Angola0.34
  110. 97Mauritania0.33
  111. 98El Salvador0.32
  112. 99Kyrgyz Republic0.31
  113. 100Congo, Dem. Rep.0.31
  114. 101Gabon0.3
  115. 101Pakistan0.3
  116. 102Serbia0.3
  117. 103Turkiye0.29
  118. 103Comoros0.29
  119. 103Central African Republic0.29
  120. 104Jordan0.28
  121. 105Mozambique0.28
  122. 106Zimbabwe0.27
  123. 107Algeria0.27
  124. 108Cameroon0.26
  125. 109Kazakhstan0.26
  126. 109Morocco0.26
  127. 110Ethiopia0.26
  128. 111Uganda0.25
  129. 112Guinea-Bissau0.25
  130. 113Djibouti0.25
  131. 114Congo, Rep.0.24
  132. 115Chad0.24
  133. 116Haiti0.24
  134. 117Niger0.23
  135. 118Uzbekistan0.22
  136. 119Bangladesh0.2
  137. 120Rwanda0.19
  138. 120Libya0.19
  139. 121Guinea0.19
  140. 121Egypt, Arab Rep.0.19
  141. 122Burundi0.19
  142. 123Cambodia0.18
  143. 124Venezuela, RB0.18
  144. 125Cuba0.18
  145. 126Oman0.18
  146. 127Equatorial Guinea0.17
  147. 128Azerbaijan0.17
  148. 129Russian Federation0.17
  149. 130Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.17
  150. 131Mali0.16
  151. 132Belarus0.16
  152. 133Iran, Islamic Rep.0.16
  153. 134Tajikistan0.16
  154. 135Nicaragua0.15
  155. 135Hong Kong SAR, China0.15
  156. 136Turkmenistan0.15
  157. 137Viet Nam0.15
  158. 138Bahrain0.14
  159. 139Kuwait0.14
  160. 140Lao PDR0.14
  161. 141Burkina Faso0.13
  162. 142South Sudan0.13
  163. 143Sudan0.13
  164. 144Eswatini0.13
  165. 144Syrian Arab Republic0.13
  166. 145Yemen, Rep.0.13
  167. 146United Arab Emirates0.1
  168. 147Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.08
  169. 148Myanmar0.08
  170. 149China0.07
  171. 150Eritrea0.07
  172. 150Afghanistan0.07
  173. 151Qatar0.03
  174. 152Saudi Arabia0.02

Electoral democracy index