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Democratic electoral institutions by country 2025 | worldgovdata
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196 countries · 2005–2025
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Value
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1
Taiwan
12
2
Finland
12
3
Japan
12
4
South Africa
12
5
Latvia
12
6
Belgium
12
7
Panama
12
8
Germany
12
9
Malta
12
10
Austria
12
11
France
12
12
Czechia
12
13
Costa Rica
12
14
Iceland
12
15
Lithuania
12
16
Cabo Verde
12
17
Italy
12
18
Tuvalu
12
19
New Zealand
12
20
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
12
21
Suriname
12
22
Switzerland
12
23
Greece
12
24
Romania
12
25
Slovak Republic
12
26
Slovenia
12
27
San Marino
12
28
Sweden
12
29
Ghana
12
30
Netherlands
12
31
Ireland
12
32
Seychelles
12
33
Canada
12
34
Barbados
12
35
Andorra
12
36
Portugal
12
37
Denmark
12
38
Uruguay
12
39
Bhutan
12
40
Cyprus
12
41
Norway
12
42
Spain
12
43
Estonia
12
44
Chile
12
45
Bahamas, The
12
46
Australia
12
47
United Kingdom
12
48
Luxembourg
12
49
Croatia
12
50
Marshall Islands
12
51
Palau
12
52
Israel
12
53
Grenada
11
54
Bolivia
11
55
St. Lucia
11
56
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
11
57
Korea, Rep.
11
58
Antigua and Barbuda
11
59
Sao Tome and Principe
11
60
Lesotho
11
61
Timor-Leste
11
62
India
11
63
Argentina
11
64
Indonesia
11
65
Dominica
11
66
Sri Lanka
11
67
Jamaica
11
68
Botswana
11
69
Liberia
11
70
Belize
11
71
Trinidad and Tobago
11
72
Mongolia
11
73
United States
11
74
Kiribati
11
75
Mauritius
11
76
Naoero
11
77
Vanuatu
10
78
Peru
10
79
Nepal
10
80
Senegal
10
81
St. Kitts and Nevis
10
82
Brazil
10
83
Colombia
10
84
Ecuador
10
85
Liechtenstein
10
86
Malawi
10
87
Philippines
9
88
Albania
9
89
Mexico
9
90
North Macedonia
9
91
Guyana
9
92
Namibia
9
93
Samoa
9
94
Solomon Islands
9
95
Tonga
9
96
Poland
9
97
Paraguay
9
98
Dominican Republic
9
99
Montenegro
8
100
Fiji
8
101
Gambia, The
8
102
Moldova
8
103
Kenya
8
104
Monaco
8
105
Bulgaria
8
106
Iraq
8
107
Armenia
7
108
Maldives
7
109
Ukraine
7
110
Honduras
7
111
Sierra Leone
7
112
Hungary
7
113
Guatemala
6
114
Nigeria
6
115
Zambia
6
116
Mauritania
6
117
Georgia
6
118
Malaysia
6
119
Lebanon
6
120
Papua New Guinea
6
121
El Salvador
5
122
Serbia
5
123
Comoros
5
124
Cote d'Ivoire
5
125
Morocco
5
126
Turkiye
5
127
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5
128
Ethiopia
4
129
Madagascar
4
130
Singapore
4
131
Benin
4
132
Thailand
3
133
Bangladesh
3
134
Mozambique
3
135
Pakistan
3
136
Jordan
3
137
Angola
3
138
Algeria
3
139
Uganda
3
140
Zimbabwe
3
141
Gabon
2
142
Bahrain
2
143
Rwanda
2
144
Oman
2
145
Kyrgyz Republic
2
146
Tunisia
2
147
Iran, Islamic Rep.
2
148
Djibouti
2
149
Egypt, Arab Rep.
2
150
Qatar
2
151
Kazakhstan
1
152
Guinea-Bissau
1
153
Congo, Dem. Rep.
1
154
Burundi
1
155
Haiti
1
156
Uzbekistan
1
157
Togo
1
158
Cameroon
1
159
United Arab Emirates
1
160
Central African Republic
1
161
Libya
1
162
South Sudan
0
163
Kuwait
0
164
Lao PDR
0
165
Belarus
0
166
Brunei Darussalam
0
167
Tanzania
0
168
Venezuela, RB
0
169
Chad
0
170
Mali
0
171
Hong Kong SAR, China
0
172
Myanmar
0
173
Viet Nam
0
174
Equatorial Guinea
0
175
Congo, Rep.
0
176
Niger
0
177
Guinea
0
178
Nicaragua
0
179
Burkina Faso
0
180
Afghanistan
0
181
Yemen, Rep.
0
182
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
0
183
Eritrea
0
184
Azerbaijan
0
185
China
0
186
Russian Federation
0
187
Saudi Arabia
0
188
Turkmenistan
0
189
Sudan
0
190
Tajikistan
0
191
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
0
192
Cuba
0
193
Eswatini
0
194
Syrian Arab Republic
0
195
Cambodia
0
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