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Electoral democracy index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Denmark0.91
  2. 2Norway0.89
  3. 3Sweden0.89
  4. 3Belgium0.89
  5. 4Estonia0.89
  6. 4Ireland0.89
  7. 5Switzerland0.88
  8. 6Luxembourg0.87
  9. 7France0.87
  10. 8Uruguay0.86
  11. 8Costa Rica0.86
  12. 9Finland0.85
  13. 10New Zealand0.85
  14. 10Czechia0.85
  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. 18Japan0.82
  25. 18Korea, Rep.0.82
  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. 56Kosovo0.63
  69. 57Armenia0.61
  70. 58Ecuador0.61
  71. 59Bolivia0.61
  72. 59Romania0.61
  73. 60Bulgaria0.6
  74. 61Liberia0.6
  75. 62Paraguay0.58
  76. 63Bhutan0.57
  77. 64Kenya0.56
  78. 65North Macedonia0.56
  79. 66Malawi0.56
  80. 67Maldives0.56
  81. 68Moldova0.55
  82. 69Mongolia0.54
  83. 70Guyana0.52
  84. 71Honduras0.51
  85. 72Fiji0.51
  86. 73Nigeria0.51
  87. 74Malaysia0.5
  88. 75Bosnia and Herzegovina0.5
  89. 76Zambia0.5
  90. 77Benin0.49
  91. 78Albania0.48
  92. 79Sierra Leone0.47
  93. 80Mexico0.47
  94. 81Papua New Guinea0.47
  95. 82Indonesia0.46
  96. 83Singapore0.43
  97. 84Thailand0.42
  98. 85Hungary0.42
  99. 86Lebanon0.42
  100. 87Georgia0.4
  101. 88Tunisia0.4
  102. 89Cote d'Ivoire0.39
  103. 90Philippines0.39
  104. 91Ukraine0.39
  105. 92India0.38
  106. 93Iraq0.37
  107. 94Tanzania0.37
  108. 95Madagascar0.36
  109. 96Togo0.35
  110. 97Angola0.34
  111. 98Mauritania0.33
  112. 99El Salvador0.32
  113. 100Kyrgyz Republic0.31
  114. 101Congo, Dem. Rep.0.31
  115. 102Pakistan0.3
  116. 102Gabon0.3
  117. 103Serbia0.3
  118. 104Turkiye0.29
  119. 104Central African Republic0.29
  120. 104Comoros0.29
  121. 105Jordan0.28
  122. 106Mozambique0.28
  123. 107Zimbabwe0.27
  124. 108Algeria0.27
  125. 109Cameroon0.26
  126. 110Morocco0.26
  127. 110Kazakhstan0.26
  128. 111Ethiopia0.26
  129. 112Uganda0.25
  130. 113Guinea-Bissau0.25
  131. 114Djibouti0.25
  132. 115Congo, Rep.0.24
  133. 116Chad0.24
  134. 117Haiti0.24
  135. 118Niger0.23
  136. 119Uzbekistan0.22
  137. 120West Bank and Gaza0.21
  138. 121Bangladesh0.2
  139. 122Rwanda0.19
  140. 122Libya0.19
  141. 123Guinea0.19
  142. 123Egypt, Arab Rep.0.19
  143. 124Burundi0.19
  144. 125Cambodia0.18
  145. 126Venezuela, RB0.18
  146. 127Cuba0.18
  147. 128Oman0.18
  148. 129Equatorial Guinea0.17
  149. 130Azerbaijan0.17
  150. 131Russian Federation0.17
  151. 132Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.17
  152. 133Mali0.16
  153. 134Belarus0.16
  154. 135Iran, Islamic Rep.0.16
  155. 136Tajikistan0.16
  156. 137Nicaragua0.15
  157. 137Hong Kong SAR, China0.15
  158. 138Turkmenistan0.15
  159. 139Viet Nam0.15
  160. 140Bahrain0.14
  161. 141Kuwait0.14
  162. 142Lao PDR0.14
  163. 143Burkina Faso0.13
  164. 144South Sudan0.13
  165. 145Sudan0.13
  166. 146Syrian Arab Republic0.13
  167. 146Eswatini0.13
  168. 147Yemen, Rep.0.13
  169. 148United Arab Emirates0.1
  170. 149Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.08
  171. 150Myanmar0.08
  172. 151China0.07
  173. 152Afghanistan0.07
  174. 152Eritrea0.07
  175. 153Qatar0.03
  176. 154Saudi Arabia0.02

Electoral democracy index