Democracy, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
200 % change on previous year
USSR
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Yemen
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
236
1790–2025
Data points
19,699
What the numbers show
Democracy, annual growth rate is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 200 % change on previous year in USSR; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -8.64 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 100.0%).
Democracy, annual growth rate (Lexical Index): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 200 % change on previous year | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Mauritius | 16.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Andorra | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Austria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Benin | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 3 | Belarus | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Bolivia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Cyprus | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Denmark | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Micronesia (country) | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | India | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | South Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Laos | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 3 | Nauru | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Rwanda | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | East Timor | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Turkey | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Vietnam | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Taiwan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Slovakia | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Afghanistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Burkina Faso | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Bangladesh | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | China | -100 % change on previous year | 1949 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Gabon | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Haiti | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Kuwait | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Libya | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Madagascar | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Mali | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Myanmar | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Niger | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Sudan | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Somalia | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | — | flat |
| 174 | Syria | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Yemen | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Democracy Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.