Electoral Democracy Index

scale 0-1, 1789–2019

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    2001 Ranking
    1. Sweden 0.92
    2. Germany 0.91
    3. Greece 0.90
    4. Costa Rica 0.90
    5. Spain 0.90
    6. Denmark 0.90
    7. Australia 0.89
    8. Norway 0.89
    9. Uruguay 0.89
    10. Portugal 0.89
    11. New Zealand 0.89
    12. Czech Republic 0.88
    13. Netherlands 0.88
    14. Iceland 0.88
    15. Poland 0.88
    16. Chile 0.88
    17. Ireland 0.88
    18. Japan 0.88
    19. Austria 0.87
    20. Finland 0.87
    21. Estonia 0.87
    22. Luxembourg 0.87
    23. Brazil 0.86
    24. United Kingdom 0.86
    25. South Korea 0.86
    26. Hungary 0.85
    27. Canada 0.85
    28. France 0.85
    29. Belgium 0.85
    30. Argentina 0.84
    31. Switzerland 0.84
    32. Italy 0.84
    33. Slovenia 0.83
    34. United States 0.82
    35. Slovakia 0.82
    36. Lithuania 0.81
    37. Mauritius 0.81
    38. Malta 0.80
    39. Cyprus 0.80
    40. Latvia 0.79
    41. India 0.79
    42. Israel 0.79
    43. Croatia 0.79
    44. Taiwan 0.79
    45. Suriname 0.78
    46. Panama 0.78
    47. Bolivia 0.78
    48. Cape Verde 0.77
    49. South Africa 0.76
    50. Barbados 0.76
    51. Bulgaria 0.75
    52. Ecuador 0.73
    53. Trinidad and Tobago 0.73
    54. Botswana 0.73
    55. Ghana 0.72
    56. Indonesia 0.72
    57. Mexico 0.70
    58. Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.69
    59. Jamaica 0.68
    60. Peru 0.68
    61. Saint Thomas and Principe 0.68
    62. Mongolia 0.67
    63. Dominican Republic 0.67
    64. Namibia 0.66
    65. Turkey 0.64
    66. Senegal 0.63
    67. Benin 0.63
    68. Serbia 0.63
    69. Romania 0.62
    70. Vanuatu 0.62
    71. Guyana 0.61
    72. Nicaragua 0.60
    73. El Salvador 0.59
    74. Philippines 0.59
    75. Niger 0.59
    76. Moldova 0.59
    77. Paraguay 0.57
    78. Honduras 0.57
    79. Guatemala 0.57
    80. Thailand 0.57
    81. Papua New Guinea 0.56
    82. Burkina Faso 0.55
    83. Sri Lanka 0.53
    84. Madagascar 0.53
    85. Colombia 0.53
    86. Venezuela 0.53
    87. Bangladesh 0.53
    88. Zambia 0.50
    89. Mali 0.48
    90. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 0.47
    91. Tanzania 0.46
    92. Armenia 0.46
    93. Nigeria 0.46
    94. Mozambique 0.46
    95. Ivory Coast 0.44
    96. Haiti 0.44
    97. Albania 0.44
    98. Malawi 0.43
    99. Montenegro 0.43
    100. Guinea Bissau 0.42
    101. Ukraine 0.39
    102. Singapore 0.39
    103. Georgia 0.39
    104. Russia 0.38
    105. Hong Kong 0.38
    106. Liberia 0.38
    107. Central African Republic 0.37
    108. Kenya 0.36
    109. Seychelles 0.36
    110. Gabon 0.35
    111. Nepal 0.35
    112. Lebanon 0.35
    113. Cambodia 0.35
    114. Algeria 0.34
    115. Cameroon 0.34
    116. Lesotho 0.32
    117. Mauritania 0.31
    118. Togo 0.31
    119. Guinea 0.30
    120. Yemen 0.30
    121. Zanzibar 0.30
    122. Malaysia 0.29
    123. Timor Leste 0.29
    124. Uganda 0.29
    125. Chad 0.28
    126. Zimbabwe 0.28
    127. Fiji 0.28
    128. Kyrgyzstan 0.27
    129. Kuwait 0.27
    130. Gambia 0.27
    131. Solomon Islands 0.27
    132. Ethiopia 0.26
    133. Kazakhstan 0.26
    134. Belarus 0.26
    135. Iran 0.25
    136. Azerbaijan 0.25
    137. Tajikistan 0.25
    138. Sierra Leone 0.25
    139. Djibouti 0.24
    140. Morocco 0.24
    141. Kosovo 0.23
    142. Comoros 0.23
    143. Pakistan 0.22
    144. Egypt 0.21
    145. Tunisia 0.20
    146. Somaliland 0.20
    147. Jordan 0.19
    148. Somalia 0.19
    149. Equatorial Guinea 0.18
    150. Burundi 0.18
    151. Sudan 0.18
    152. Maldives 0.17
    153. Congo (Brazzaville) 0.16
    154. Angola 0.16
    155. Uzbekistan 0.16
    156. Vietnam 0.16
    157. Congo (Kinshasa) 0.16
    158. Syria 0.16
    159. Iraq 0.15
    160. Turkmenistan 0.14
    161. Swaziland 0.14
    162. Oman 0.12
    163. Rwanda 0.12
    164. Cuba 0.11
    165. Bahrain 0.11
    166. Eritrea 0.10
    167. China 0.10
    168. Laos 0.09
    169. Bhutan 0.09
    170. North Korea 0.09
    171. Afghanistan 0.08
    172. Libya 0.07
    173. United Arab Emirates 0.03
    174. Qatar 0.03
    175. Saudi Arabia 0.02
    2019 Ranking
    1. Denmark 0.90
    2. Estonia 0.89
    3. Costa Rica 0.89
    4. Belgium 0.88
    5. Luxembourg 0.88
    6. France 0.88
    7. Spain 0.88
    8. Sweden 0.87
    9. Norway 0.87
    10. Switzerland 0.87
    11. New Zealand 0.87
    12. Portugal 0.87
    13. Finland 0.87
    14. Canada 0.87
    15. Ireland 0.86
    16. Greece 0.86
    17. Italy 0.86
    18. United Kingdom 0.86
    19. Uruguay 0.86
    20. Iceland 0.85
    21. South Korea 0.84
    22. Cyprus 0.84
    23. Australia 0.84
    24. Germany 0.83
    25. Netherlands 0.83
    26. Barbados 0.82
    27. Japan 0.82
    28. Mauritius 0.82
    29. Slovakia 0.81
    30. Argentina 0.81
    31. Taiwan 0.81
    32. Latvia 0.81
    33. Jamaica 0.81
    34. Austria 0.81
    35. Armenia 0.81
    36. Lithuania 0.80
    37. Cape Verde 0.80
    38. United States 0.80
    39. Slovenia 0.80
    40. Czech Republic 0.80
    41. Peru 0.78
    42. Panama 0.78
    43. Chile 0.77
    44. Malta 0.76
    45. Timor Leste 0.75
    46. Trinidad and Tobago 0.74
    47. Suriname 0.74
    48. Tunisia 0.72
    49. Ghana 0.72
    50. Vanuatu 0.71
    51. Mexico 0.71
    52. Senegal 0.71
    53. Saint Thomas and Principe 0.70
    54. Namibia 0.70
    55. Poland 0.69
    56. Croatia 0.69
    57. Mongolia 0.68
    58. Romania 0.68
    59. South Africa 0.68
    60. Brazil 0.67
    61. Guyana 0.67
    62. Ecuador 0.67
    63. Solomon Islands 0.67
    64. Botswana 0.67
    65. Israel 0.67
    66. Colombia 0.67
    67. Georgia 0.64
    68. Indonesia 0.64
    69. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 0.64
    70. El Salvador 0.63
    71. Liberia 0.63
    72. Sierra Leone 0.62
    73. Kosovo 0.62
    74. Sri Lanka 0.61
    75. Nepal 0.61
    76. Benin 0.60
    77. Paraguay 0.60
    78. Dominican Republic 0.60
    79. Guatemala 0.59
    80. Bulgaria 0.59
    81. Moldova 0.59
    82. Ivory Coast 0.58
    83. Gambia 0.57
    84. Lesotho 0.57
    85. Seychelles 0.56
    86. Bhutan 0.56
    87. Bolivia 0.54
    88. Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.53
    89. Guinea Bissau 0.51
    90. India 0.51
    91. Malawi 0.50
    92. Nigeria 0.50
    93. Madagascar 0.50
    94. Maldives 0.49
    95. Papua New Guinea 0.49
    96. Hungary 0.49
    97. Albania 0.48
    98. Philippines 0.48
    99. Ukraine 0.47
    100. Mali 0.47
    101. Malaysia 0.47
    102. Fiji 0.47
    103. Lebanon 0.47
    104. Niger 0.46
    105. Montenegro 0.46
    106. Haiti 0.45
    107. Guinea 0.44
    108. Somaliland 0.44
    109. Tanzania 0.43
    110. Kenya 0.43
    111. Comoros 0.43
    112. Mozambique 0.41
    113. Iraq 0.40
    114. Singapore 0.40
    115. Kyrgyzstan 0.39
    116. Angola 0.39
    117. Central African Republic 0.38
    118. Zambia 0.37
    119. Mauritania 0.37
    120. Gabon 0.37
    121. Honduras 0.36
    122. Serbia 0.36
    123. Togo 0.36
    124. Burkina Faso 0.36
    125. Pakistan 0.35
    126. Afghanistan 0.35
    127. Ethiopia 0.33
    128. Congo (Kinshasa) 0.33
    129. Hong Kong 0.32
    130. Kuwait 0.32
    131. Uganda 0.31
    132. Algeria 0.30
    133. Cameroon 0.29
    134. Turkey 0.29
    135. Morocco 0.29
    136. Zimbabwe 0.29
    137. Bangladesh 0.28
    138. Jordan 0.28
    139. Chad 0.27
    140. Rwanda 0.26
    141. Djibouti 0.26
    142. Belarus 0.26
    143. Libya 0.25
    144. Congo (Brazzaville) 0.25
    145. Russia 0.25
    146. Zanzibar 0.25
    147. Nicaragua 0.25
    148. Cambodia 0.24
    149. Kazakhstan 0.23
    150. Venezuela 0.23
    151. Vietnam 0.22
    152. Iran 0.22
    153. Sudan 0.21
    154. Uzbekistan 0.21
    155. Azerbaijan 0.21
    156. Cuba 0.20
    157. Egypt 0.19
    158. Oman 0.19
    159. South Sudan 0.18
    160. Equatorial Guinea 0.18
    161. Tajikistan 0.17
    162. Thailand 0.17
    163. Burundi 0.16
    164. Somalia 0.16
    165. Turkmenistan 0.15
    166. Swaziland 0.15
    167. Syria 0.15
    168. Yemen 0.12
    169. Laos 0.12
    170. Bahrain 0.12
    171. United Arab Emirates 0.10
    172. North Korea 0.10
    173. Qatar 0.09
    174. China 0.08
    175. Eritrea 0.07
    176. Saudi Arabia 0.02