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Total democracy score
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196 countries · 2002–2025
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Data 2025 · Status unspecified
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League table
2025
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
High income
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Lower middle income
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Country
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Value
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1
Finland
100
2
Norway
99
3
New Zealand
99
4
Sweden
99
5
Ireland
98
6
Luxembourg
97
7
Denmark
97
8
San Marino
97
9
Slovenia
97
10
Canada
97
11
Netherlands
97
12
Uruguay
97
13
Portugal
96
14
Switzerland
96
15
Estonia
96
16
Japan
96
17
Iceland
95
18
Czechia
95
19
Germany
95
20
Chile
95
21
Belgium
95
22
Barbados
94
23
Austria
94
24
Australia
94
25
Taiwan
93
26
Tuvalu
93
27
Andorra
93
28
Marshall Islands
93
29
United Kingdom
92
30
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
92
31
Dominica
92
32
Palau
92
33
Cabo Verde
92
34
St. Lucia
91
35
Spain
91
36
Costa Rica
91
37
Cyprus
90
38
Lithuania
90
39
Bahamas, The
90
40
Liechtenstein
90
41
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
90
42
France
89
43
St. Kitts and Nevis
89
44
Grenada
89
45
Latvia
89
46
Kiribati
89
47
Malta
88
48
Slovak Republic
88
49
Belize
87
50
Mauritius
87
51
Italy
87
52
Greece
85
53
Argentina
85
54
Samoa
84
55
Mongolia
84
56
Sao Tome and Principe
84
57
Antigua and Barbuda
83
58
Korea, Rep.
83
59
Romania
83
60
Trinidad and Tobago
83
61
Monaco
82
62
Vanuatu
82
63
Panama
82
64
Poland
82
65
Croatia
82
66
Jamaica
81
67
Suriname
81
68
United States
81
69
Seychelles
81
70
South Africa
81
71
Ghana
80
72
Tonga
79
73
Botswana
75
74
Naoero
75
75
Solomon Islands
74
76
Guyana
74
77
Bulgaria
74
78
Namibia
73
79
Israel
73
80
Brazil
73
81
Timor-Leste
73
82
Fiji
72
83
Senegal
70
84
Bhutan
69
85
Albania
69
86
Bolivia
69
87
Colombia
69
88
Montenegro
68
89
Malawi
68
90
Lesotho
67
91
North Macedonia
67
92
Dominican Republic
67
93
Peru
66
94
Hungary
65
95
Liberia
65
96
Ecuador
64
97
Paraguay
63
98
Sri Lanka
63
99
India
62
100
Papua New Guinea
61
101
Benin
61
102
Sierra Leone
61
103
Moldova
60
104
Nepal
59
105
Mexico
58
106
Philippines
58
107
Indonesia
56
108
Armenia
54
109
Bosnia and Herzegovina
54
110
Serbia
53
111
Zambia
53
112
Malaysia
53
113
Georgia
51
114
Gambia, The
51
115
Ukraine
51
116
Madagascar
50
117
Kenya
49
118
Guatemala
48
119
Singapore
48
120
Honduras
47
121
Cote d'Ivoire
46
122
Nigeria
44
123
Bangladesh
44
124
Mozambique
42
125
Tunisia
42
126
El Salvador
42
127
Comoros
41
128
Hong Kong SAR, China
41
129
Maldives
41
130
Lebanon
41
131
Mauritania
38
132
Morocco
37
133
Togo
37
134
Jordan
34
135
Uganda
33
136
Guinea-Bissau
33
137
Thailand
33
138
Turkiye
32
139
Pakistan
32
140
Iraq
31
141
Algeria
31
142
Kuwait
30
143
Guinea
28
144
Angola
28
145
Tanzania
28
146
Brunei Darussalam
27
147
Niger
27
148
Gabon
25
149
Kyrgyz Republic
25
150
Qatar
25
151
Zimbabwe
25
152
Djibouti
24
153
Oman
24
154
Kazakhstan
23
155
Cambodia
22
156
Haiti
22
157
Mali
21
158
Rwanda
21
159
Viet Nam
20
160
Burkina Faso
20
161
Egypt, Arab Rep.
18
162
United Arab Emirates
18
163
Congo, Dem. Rep.
18
164
Ethiopia
18
165
Congo, Rep.
17
166
Eswatini
17
167
Cameroon
15
168
Chad
15
169
Nicaragua
14
170
Burundi
13
171
Venezuela, RB
13
172
Lao PDR
13
173
Uzbekistan
12
174
Bahrain
12
175
Russian Federation
12
176
Iran, Islamic Rep.
10
177
Syrian Arab Republic
10
178
Libya
10
179
Yemen, Rep.
10
180
Cuba
9
181
China
9
182
Saudi Arabia
9
183
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
8
184
Afghanistan
8
185
Belarus
7
186
Azerbaijan
6
187
Equatorial Guinea
5
188
Central African Republic
5
189
Tajikistan
5
190
Myanmar
4
191
Eritrea
3
192
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
3
193
Turkmenistan
1
194
Sudan
1
195
South Sudan
0
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