Electoral democracy
V-Dem electoral democracy index, 0 to 1
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- Highest to lowest · Show lowest first
- Countries
- 54 of 54 have data
- Period
- All figures refer to 2025.
- Source
- V-Dem · annual
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| Rank | Country | Value (index) | Year | Change from previous figure | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles+ compare | 0.76 ↑ 0.02 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.02 | + compare |
| 2 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde+ compare | 0.74 ↓ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.01 | + compare |
| 3 | 🇿🇦 South Africa+ compare | 0.74 ↑ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 | + compare |
| 4 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius+ compare | 0.74 ↑ 0.24 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.24 | + compare |
| 5 | 🇬🇭 Ghana+ compare | 0.71 ↑ 0.05 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.05 | + compare |
| 6 | 🇧🇼 Botswana+ compare | 0.67 ↑ 0.07 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.07 | + compare |
| 7 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho+ compare | 0.66 ↑ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 | + compare |
| 8 | 🇬🇲 Gambia+ compare | 0.64 ↑ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 | + compare |
| 9 | 🇳🇦 Namibia+ compare | 0.63 ↑ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 | + compare |
| 10 | 🇸🇳 Senegal+ compare | 0.63 ↑ 0.03 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.03 | + compare |
| 11 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe+ compare | 0.63 → 0 from previous figure | 2025 | → 0 | + compare |
| 12 | 🇱🇷 Liberia+ compare | 0.60 ↓ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.01 | + compare |
| 13 | 🇰🇪 Kenya+ compare | 0.56 ↑ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 | + compare |
| 14 | 🇲🇼 Malawi+ compare | 0.56 ↓ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.01 | + compare |
| 15 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria+ compare | 0.51 ↑ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 | + compare |
| 16 | 🇿🇲 Zambia+ compare | 0.50 ↓ 0.02 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.02 | + compare |
| 17 | 🇧🇯 Benin+ compare | 0.49 ↑ 0.00 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.00 | + compare |
| 18 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone+ compare | 0.47 → 0 from previous figure | 2025 | → 0 | + compare |
| 19 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia+ compare | 0.40 ↓ 0.03 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.03 | + compare |
| 20 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire+ compare | 0.39 ↓ 0.03 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.03 | + compare |
| 21 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania+ compare | 0.36 ↓ 0.05 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.05 | + compare |
| 22 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar+ compare | 0.36 ↓ 0.04 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.04 | + compare |
| 23 | 🇹🇬 Togo+ compare | 0.35 ↑ 0.00 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.00 | + compare |
| 24 | 🇦🇴 Angola+ compare | 0.34 ↑ 0.00 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.00 | + compare |
| 25 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania+ compare | 0.33 ↓ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.01 | + compare |
| 26 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo+ compare | 0.31 ↓ 0.00 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.00 | + compare |
| 27 | 🇬🇦 Gabon+ compare | 0.30 ↑ 0.07 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.07 | + compare |
| 28 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic+ compare | 0.29 ↓ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.01 | + compare |
| 29 | 🇰🇲 Comoros+ compare | 0.29 ↑ 0.02 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.02 | + compare |
| 30 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique+ compare | 0.28 ↓ 0.03 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.03 | + compare |
| 31 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe+ compare | 0.27 ↓ 0.00 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.00 | + compare |
| 32 | 🇩🇿 Algeria+ compare | 0.27 ↑ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 | + compare |
| 33 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon+ compare | 0.26 ↓ 0.02 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.02 | + compare |
| 34 | 🇲🇦 Morocco+ compare | 0.26 ↓ 0.00 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.00 | + compare |
| 35 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia+ compare | 0.26 ↓ 0.00 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.00 | + compare |
| 36 | 🇺🇬 Uganda+ compare | 0.25 ↓ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.01 | + compare |
| 37 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau+ compare | 0.25 ↓ 0.03 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.03 | + compare |
| 38 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti+ compare | 0.25 → 0 from previous figure | 2025 | → 0 | + compare |
| 39 | 🇨🇬 Congo+ compare | 0.24 ↓ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.01 | + compare |
| 40 | 🇹🇩 Chad+ compare | 0.24 ↑ 0.04 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.04 | + compare |
| 41 | 🇳🇪 Niger+ compare | 0.23 ↓ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.01 | + compare |
| 42 | 🇱🇾 Libya+ compare | 0.19 ↓ 0.00 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.00 | + compare |
| 43 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda+ compare | 0.19 ↓ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.01 | + compare |
| 44 | 🇪🇬 Egypt+ compare | 0.19 ↑ 0.00 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.00 | + compare |
| 45 | 🇬🇳 Guinea+ compare | 0.19 ↑ 0.03 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.03 | + compare |
| 46 | 🇧🇮 Burundi+ compare | 0.18 ↑ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 | + compare |
| 47 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea+ compare | 0.17 ↓ 0.00 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.00 | + compare |
| 48 | 🇸🇴 Somalia+ compare | 0.17 → 0 from previous figure | 2025 | → 0 | + compare |
| 49 | 🇲🇱 Mali+ compare | 0.16 ↓ 0.03 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.03 | + compare |
| 50 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso+ compare | 0.13 ↓ 0.02 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.02 | + compare |
| 51 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan+ compare | 0.13 ↓ 0.02 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.02 | + compare |
| 52 | 🇸🇩 Sudan+ compare | 0.13 ↓ 0.01 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.01 | + compare |
| 53 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini+ compare | 0.13 ↓ 0.00 from previous figure | 2025 | ↓ 0.00 | + compare |
| 54 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea+ compare | 0.07 → 0 from previous figure | 2025 | → 0 | + compare |
| Median | 0.30 | median of shown |
Equal values are listed alphabetically and numbered in sequence. “—” in the change column means there is no earlier figure to compare with.
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