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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. 1Estonia0.95
  2. 2Sweden0.95
  3. 3Benin0.94
  4. 4Costa Rica0.93
  5. 5Germany0.9
  6. 6Sao Tome and Principe0.9
  7. 7Cuba0.9
  8. 8Denmark0.89
  9. 9Jamaica0.89
  10. 10Switzerland0.88
  11. 11Ireland0.88
  12. 12Belgium0.88
  13. 13Austria0.88
  14. 14Czechia0.88
  15. 15Albania0.87
  16. 15Armenia0.87
  17. 16Slovak Republic0.87
  18. 17Spain0.87
  19. 18Luxembourg0.87
  20. 18Taiwan0.87
  21. 19Uruguay0.87
  22. 20Liberia0.86
  23. 21Hong Kong SAR, China0.86
  24. 21Malta0.86
  25. 22Jordan0.86
  26. 23Tunisia0.85
  27. 24Cabo Verde0.85
  28. 25Togo0.85
  29. 26Georgia0.84
  30. 27Canada0.84
  31. 28Latvia0.83
  32. 29North Macedonia0.83
  33. 30Bolivia0.82
  34. 31Kenya0.82
  35. 31Gabon0.82
  36. 32Gambia, The0.82
  37. 33Cote d'Ivoire0.82
  38. 34United States0.82
  39. 35Suriname0.82
  40. 35Iceland0.82
  41. 35Korea, Rep.0.82
  42. 36Japan0.81
  43. 36Bulgaria0.81
  44. 37Slovenia0.81
  45. 38Norway0.81
  46. 38Montenegro0.81
  47. 39Viet Nam0.8
  48. 39Timor-Leste0.8
  49. 40Panama0.8
  50. 41Netherlands0.8
  51. 42Seychelles0.79
  52. 43Mongolia0.79
  53. 43Poland0.79
  54. 44Lithuania0.79
  55. 44West Bank and Gaza0.79
  56. 45Honduras0.79
  57. 46Vanuatu0.79
  58. 47Australia0.79
  59. 48Israel0.78
  60. 49Fiji0.78
  61. 50Finland0.78
  62. 51Croatia0.78
  63. 52France0.78
  64. 53Sri Lanka0.77
  65. 54Senegal0.77
  66. 55Venezuela, RB0.77
  67. 56Greece0.77
  68. 57Brazil0.77
  69. 58Bosnia and Herzegovina0.76
  70. 59Kosovo0.76
  71. 60Kyrgyz Republic0.76
  72. 61Solomon Islands0.76
  73. 62Comoros0.76
  74. 63Malawi0.75
  75. 64Papua New Guinea0.75
  76. 65Malaysia0.75
  77. 66United Kingdom0.74
  78. 67Ghana0.74
  79. 68Ukraine0.74
  80. 68Lesotho0.74
  81. 69Morocco0.73
  82. 70Chile0.73
  83. 71Bhutan0.73
  84. 71Trinidad and Tobago0.73
  85. 72Nigeria0.72
  86. 73Cameroon0.72
  87. 74New Zealand0.71
  88. 75Dominican Republic0.7
  89. 76Ecuador0.69
  90. 77Indonesia0.69
  91. 78Tanzania0.69
  92. 79Zimbabwe0.69
  93. 80Kazakhstan0.69
  94. 81South Africa0.68
  95. 82Argentina0.68
  96. 83Moldova0.68
  97. 84Turkiye0.68
  98. 85Iran, Islamic Rep.0.68
  99. 85Sierra Leone0.68
  100. 86Tajikistan0.67
  101. 86Italy0.67
  102. 87Algeria0.67
  103. 88Nicaragua0.67
  104. 88Namibia0.67
  105. 89Niger0.67
  106. 90Hungary0.67
  107. 91Philippines0.67
  108. 92Romania0.66
  109. 93Belarus0.66
  110. 94Mauritius0.66
  111. 95Maldives0.65
  112. 96Barbados0.65
  113. 97Nepal0.65
  114. 97Haiti0.65
  115. 98Madagascar0.65
  116. 99Colombia0.65
  117. 100Azerbaijan0.64
  118. 101Rwanda0.63
  119. 102Cyprus0.62
  120. 103Lebanon0.62
  121. 103Portugal0.62
  122. 104Syrian Arab Republic0.61
  123. 105Ethiopia0.61
  124. 106Pakistan0.6
  125. 107Botswana0.6
  126. 108Mozambique0.6
  127. 109Bangladesh0.59
  128. 110Guyana0.58
  129. 111Burkina Faso0.57
  130. 112Serbia0.57
  131. 113Zambia0.56
  132. 113Burundi0.56
  133. 114India0.56
  134. 115Guinea-Bissau0.55
  135. 116Paraguay0.55
  136. 117Mexico0.55
  137. 118Bahrain0.55
  138. 119Iraq0.54
  139. 120Angola0.52
  140. 121El Salvador0.52
  141. 122Peru0.5
  142. 123Russian Federation0.49
  143. 123Congo, Rep.0.49
  144. 124Guatemala0.49
  145. 125Uganda0.48
  146. 126Djibouti0.47
  147. 127Egypt, Arab Rep.0.46
  148. 128Mali0.45
  149. 129Equatorial Guinea0.44
  150. 130Yemen, Rep.0.42
  151. 131Chad0.39
  152. 131Congo, Dem. Rep.0.39
  153. 132Guinea0.39
  154. 133Cambodia0.37
  155. 134Oman0.37
  156. 135China0.36
  157. 136Singapore0.34
  158. 137Central African Republic0.34
  159. 138Uzbekistan0.34
  160. 139Lao PDR0.33
  161. 140Turkmenistan0.32
  162. 141Libya0.32
  163. 142Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.31
  164. 143Kuwait0.29
  165. 144Saudi Arabia0.28
  166. 145Myanmar0.24
  167. 146Thailand0.22
  168. 147United Arab Emirates0.2
  169. 148Mauritania0.17
  170. 149Sudan0.16
  171. 150Qatar0.16
  172. 151Eswatini0.16
  173. 152Afghanistan0.08
  174. 153South Sudan0.07
  175. 154Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.03
  176. 155Eritrea0.02

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