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0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

Coppedge et al., V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16 (Varieties of Democracy Project)V-Dem: 'All V-Dem data and graphs generated by the online tools are open source and free for anyone to use. You do not need to seek permission to use the data, but we kindly ask you to cite the data.' (codebook states 'All rights reserved'; no formal CC identifier)updated 2025
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  1. 1Estonia0.96
  2. 2Sweden0.96
  3. 3Denmark0.96
  4. 4Ireland0.96
  5. 5Belgium0.96
  6. 6Switzerland0.95
  7. 6Iceland0.95
  8. 7New Zealand0.95
  9. 7Czechia0.95
  10. 8Finland0.95
  11. 8Norway0.95
  12. 9Luxembourg0.95
  13. 10Spain0.94
  14. 11Germany0.94
  15. 11Latvia0.94
  16. 12Uruguay0.93
  17. 13Costa Rica0.93
  18. 14Chile0.93
  19. 14Taiwan0.93
  20. 15Japan0.93
  21. 16Barbados0.92
  22. 16Poland0.92
  23. 17France0.92
  24. 18Malta0.92
  25. 19Suriname0.91
  26. 19Lithuania0.91
  27. 20Netherlands0.91
  28. 20Ghana0.91
  29. 20Korea, Rep.0.91
  30. 21Cabo Verde0.91
  31. 21Austria0.91
  32. 22Australia0.91
  33. 23Seychelles0.9
  34. 24Italy0.9
  35. 25Canada0.9
  36. 26Cyprus0.9
  37. 27Sao Tome and Principe0.89
  38. 28Trinidad and Tobago0.89
  39. 29Croatia0.89
  40. 30Namibia0.88
  41. 30Slovenia0.88
  42. 31Vanuatu0.88
  43. 31Montenegro0.88
  44. 32Gambia, The0.88
  45. 33Greece0.88
  46. 34Romania0.88
  47. 35Jamaica0.88
  48. 36Dominican Republic0.87
  49. 36Panama0.87
  50. 37Mauritius0.87
  51. 37Timor-Leste0.87
  52. 38Albania0.87
  53. 39Brazil0.87
  54. 40Slovak Republic0.86
  55. 40Solomon Islands0.86
  56. 40South Africa0.86
  57. 41Bulgaria0.85
  58. 42Guyana0.85
  59. 43Botswana0.85
  60. 44United Kingdom0.84
  61. 45Moldova0.84
  62. 46Liberia0.84
  63. 47Benin0.84
  64. 47Portugal0.84
  65. 48Lesotho0.84
  66. 49United States0.83
  67. 50Argentina0.82
  68. 51Honduras0.82
  69. 52Sri Lanka0.82
  70. 53Kosovo0.81
  71. 53Bosnia and Herzegovina0.81
  72. 54Senegal0.81
  73. 55Malawi0.81
  74. 56Papua New Guinea0.81
  75. 56Paraguay0.81
  76. 57Mongolia0.8
  77. 58Peru0.8
  78. 58Armenia0.8
  79. 59Hungary0.79
  80. 60Sierra Leone0.79
  81. 61North Macedonia0.79
  82. 62Gabon0.79
  83. 63Israel0.79
  84. 64Fiji0.77
  85. 65Zambia0.77
  86. 66Guatemala0.77
  87. 67Colombia0.77
  88. 68Haiti0.74
  89. 69Nepal0.74
  90. 70Bolivia0.74
  91. 71Kenya0.74
  92. 72Malaysia0.74
  93. 73Serbia0.73
  94. 74Maldives0.72
  95. 75Singapore0.72
  96. 76Bhutan0.7
  97. 77Georgia0.7
  98. 77Cote d'Ivoire0.7
  99. 78Ecuador0.69
  100. 79Lebanon0.69
  101. 80Tunisia0.69
  102. 81Nigeria0.67
  103. 82Tanzania0.67
  104. 83Jordan0.67
  105. 84Madagascar0.65
  106. 85Niger0.65
  107. 86Morocco0.65
  108. 87Indonesia0.63
  109. 88Bangladesh0.63
  110. 89Mexico0.63
  111. 90Angola0.62
  112. 91Hong Kong SAR, China0.61
  113. 92Mali0.61
  114. 93Togo0.6
  115. 94Ukraine0.58
  116. 95Philippines0.56
  117. 96Guinea-Bissau0.56
  118. 97India0.53
  119. 98Iraq0.52
  120. 99Mauritania0.51
  121. 99Kazakhstan0.51
  122. 100El Salvador0.51
  123. 101Cameroon0.51
  124. 102Kuwait0.49
  125. 103Mozambique0.48
  126. 104Kyrgyz Republic0.48
  127. 104Thailand0.48
  128. 105Comoros0.48
  129. 106Pakistan0.47
  130. 107Burkina Faso0.46
  131. 108Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.45
  132. 109Oman0.45
  133. 110Central African Republic0.44
  134. 111West Bank and Gaza0.42
  135. 111Algeria0.42
  136. 112Congo, Dem. Rep.0.42
  137. 113Djibouti0.4
  138. 114Turkiye0.4
  139. 115Viet Nam0.38
  140. 116Zimbabwe0.38
  141. 117Uzbekistan0.37
  142. 118Qatar0.36
  143. 119Guinea0.35
  144. 120United Arab Emirates0.34
  145. 121Congo, Rep.0.33
  146. 122Libya0.32
  147. 123Syrian Arab Republic0.32
  148. 124Uganda0.32
  149. 125Venezuela, RB0.31
  150. 126Ethiopia0.3
  151. 127Cuba0.3
  152. 128Bahrain0.3
  153. 129Azerbaijan0.29
  154. 130Chad0.28
  155. 131Burundi0.27
  156. 132Russian Federation0.27
  157. 133Cambodia0.26
  158. 134Iran, Islamic Rep.0.25
  159. 135Egypt, Arab Rep.0.23
  160. 136South Sudan0.23
  161. 137Belarus0.22
  162. 138Eswatini0.21
  163. 139Rwanda0.19
  164. 140Yemen, Rep.0.19
  165. 141China0.18
  166. 142Saudi Arabia0.18
  167. 143Sudan0.17
  168. 144Tajikistan0.17
  169. 144Equatorial Guinea0.17
  170. 145Lao PDR0.14
  171. 146Turkmenistan0.11
  172. 147Myanmar0.1
  173. 148Nicaragua0.08
  174. 149Eritrea0.05
  175. 150Afghanistan0.04
  176. 151Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.02

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