Democracy by country
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral...
Countries reporting
192
Highest
7
Andorra
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
6
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
32,485
What the numbers show
Democracy is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 7 in Andorra; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 6, and the mean is 4.73.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Democracy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bahamas | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belize | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Chile | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominica | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 1 | France | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Micronesia (country) | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ghana | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Grenada | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guyana | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kiribati | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malta | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nauru | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Panama | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Palau | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | San Marino | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Tonga | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Samoa | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Taiwan | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Albania | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Armenia | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Bolivia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Bhutan | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Botswana | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Colombia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Gambia | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Guatemala | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Honduras | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Hungary | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Indonesia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | India | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Iraq | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Israel | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Kenya | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Lebanon | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Liberia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Lesotho | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Moldova | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Maldives | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Mexico | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Montenegro | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Malawi | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Malaysia | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Nepal | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Peru | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Philippines | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Paraguay | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Senegal | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Slovakia | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 78 | East Timor | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Ukraine | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Zambia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Angola | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Burundi | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 3 | 2025 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Central African Republic | 3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Cameroon | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Congo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Comoros | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Djibouti | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Algeria | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Egypt | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Gabon | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Georgia | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Mozambique | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Mauritania | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Nigeria | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Pakistan | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Rwanda | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Singapore | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | El Salvador | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Serbia | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Chad | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Togo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Thailand | 3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Turkey | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Tanzania | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Uganda | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 116 | USSR | 3 | 1990 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 154 | Bahrain | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Iran | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Jordan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Liechtenstein | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Morocco | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Monaco | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 160 | Belarus | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Cuba | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 160 | Guinea | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Cambodia | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Laos | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 160 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Oman | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 160 | North Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Russia | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Eswatini | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 160 | Syria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 160 | Tunisia | 1 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Venezuela | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Vietnam | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 160 | Western Sahara | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | China | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Eritrea | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Libya | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Madagascar | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Mali | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Myanmar | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Niger | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Qatar | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Sudan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Somalia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Yemen | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).