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Participatory democracy index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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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. 12France0.6
  13. 12Finland0.6
  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. 28Portugal0.53
  30. 28Malta0.53
  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. 70Kosovo0.35
  76. 71Paraguay0.34
  77. 72Seychelles0.34
  78. 73Mexico0.34
  79. 74Kenya0.34
  80. 75Vanuatu0.32
  81. 75Nigeria0.32
  82. 76Liberia0.32
  83. 77Honduras0.32
  84. 78Armenia0.32
  85. 79Maldives0.32
  86. 80Sierra Leone0.31
  87. 81Malaysia0.3
  88. 82Bosnia and Herzegovina0.3
  89. 82Indonesia0.3
  90. 83Albania0.29
  91. 84Guyana0.28
  92. 85Mongolia0.28
  93. 86Papua New Guinea0.28
  94. 86Benin0.28
  95. 87Hungary0.27
  96. 88Fiji0.27
  97. 89Cote d'Ivoire0.26
  98. 90Philippines0.26
  99. 91Ukraine0.25
  100. 92India0.25
  101. 93Tanzania0.25
  102. 94Tunisia0.24
  103. 95Gabon0.24
  104. 96Georgia0.24
  105. 97Togo0.23
  106. 98Iraq0.22
  107. 99Lebanon0.22
  108. 100Mauritania0.22
  109. 101Madagascar0.22
  110. 101Serbia0.22
  111. 102Zimbabwe0.2
  112. 103Mozambique0.2
  113. 104Congo, Dem. Rep.0.2
  114. 104Comoros0.2
  115. 105Pakistan0.19
  116. 106Niger0.19
  117. 107Congo, Rep.0.19
  118. 108Thailand0.19
  119. 109Turkiye0.17
  120. 110Viet Nam0.16
  121. 110Mali0.16
  122. 111Kyrgyz Republic0.16
  123. 112El Salvador0.16
  124. 113Uganda0.16
  125. 114Morocco0.15
  126. 115West Bank and Gaza0.15
  127. 116Venezuela, RB0.15
  128. 117Djibouti0.14
  129. 117Burundi0.14
  130. 118Jordan0.13
  131. 119Central African Republic0.13
  132. 119Rwanda0.13
  133. 120Chad0.13
  134. 121Guinea-Bissau0.13
  135. 121Ethiopia0.13
  136. 122Russian Federation0.12
  137. 123Singapore0.12
  138. 124Oman0.12
  139. 124Guinea0.12
  140. 125Haiti0.12
  141. 126Lao PDR0.12
  142. 127Eswatini0.11
  143. 128Kazakhstan0.11
  144. 129Burkina Faso0.1
  145. 130Angola0.1
  146. 131Bangladesh0.1
  147. 132Nicaragua0.1
  148. 133Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.1
  149. 133Algeria0.1
  150. 134Cameroon0.09
  151. 135Libya0.09
  152. 136Uzbekistan0.08
  153. 137Egypt, Arab Rep.0.08
  154. 138Yemen, Rep.0.07
  155. 139Cambodia0.06
  156. 140Tajikistan0.06
  157. 141Syrian Arab Republic0.06
  158. 142Bahrain0.05
  159. 142Cuba0.05
  160. 142Belarus0.05
  161. 143Kuwait0.05
  162. 144Afghanistan0.05
  163. 144Sudan0.05
  164. 145Hong Kong SAR, China0.05
  165. 146South Sudan0.05
  166. 147Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.04
  167. 148Azerbaijan0.04
  168. 149Iran, Islamic Rep.0.04
  169. 150Equatorial Guinea0.04
  170. 150Myanmar0.04
  171. 151China0.04
  172. 152Qatar0.03
  173. 153Turkmenistan0.03
  174. 154United Arab Emirates0.03
  175. 155Saudi Arabia0.03
  176. 156Eritrea0.01

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