Democracy Index by Country

Democracy Index by country, shown on a world map with full country rankings. Data covers 166 countries for 2024, sourced from Our World in Data.

HighestNorway9.8

LowestAfghanistan0.25

Average5.2166 countries

Year2024latest available

💡 Norway tops the list, while Afghanistan sits at the lower end, showing wide variation.

Top 10 countries

Norway9.8

New Zealand9.6

Sweden9.4

Iceland9.4

Switzerland9.3

Finland9.3

Denmark9.3

Ireland9.2

Netherlands9

Luxembourg8.9

Democracy Index: full country ranking (2024)

#	Country	Democracy Index
1	Norway	9.8
2	New Zealand	9.6
3	Sweden	9.4
4	Iceland	9.4
5	Switzerland	9.3
6	Finland	9.3
7	Denmark	9.3
8	Ireland	9.2
9	Netherlands	9
10	Luxembourg	8.9
11	Australia	8.9
12	Germany	8.7
13	Canada	8.7
14	Uruguay	8.7
15	Japan	8.5
16	United Kingdom	8.3
17	Costa Rica	8.3
18	Austria	8.3
19	Mauritius	8.2
20	Estonia	8.1
21	Spain	8.1
22	Czechia	8.1
23	Portugal	8.1
24	Greece	8.1
25	France	8
26	Malta	7.9
27	United States	7.9
28	Chile	7.8
29	Slovenia	7.8
30	Israel	7.8
31	South Korea	7.8
32	Latvia	7.7
33	Belgium	7.6
34	Botswana	7.6
35	Lithuania	7.6
36	Cape Verde	7.6
37	Italy	7.6
38	Poland	7.4
39	Cyprus	7.4
40	India	7.3
41	Slovakia	7.2
42	South Africa	7.2
43	Malaysia	7.1
44	Trinidad and Tobago	7.1
45	East Timor	7
46	Panama	6.8
47	Suriname	6.8
48	Jamaica	6.7
49	Montenegro	6.7
50	Philippines	6.6
51	Dominican Republic	6.6
52	Mongolia	6.5
53	Argentina	6.5
54	Hungary	6.5
55	Croatia	6.5
56	Brazil	6.5
57	Namibia	6.5
58	Indonesia	6.4
59	Colombia	6.4
60	Bulgaria	6.3
61	North Macedonia	6.3
62	Thailand	6.3
63	Serbia	6.3
64	Ghana	6.2
65	Albania	6.2
66	Sri Lanka	6.2
67	Singapore	6.2
68	Guyana	6.1
69	Lesotho	6.1
70	Moldova	6
71	Romania	6
72	Papua New Guinea	6
73	Senegal	5.9
74	Paraguay	5.9
75	Malawi	5.9
76	Zambia	5.7
77	Peru	5.7
78	Bhutan	5.7
79	Liberia	5.6
80	Fiji	5.4
81	Armenia	5.4
82	Madagascar	5.3
83	Mexico	5.3
84	Ecuador	5.2
85	Tanzania	5.2
86	Hong Kong	5.1
87	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.1
88	Kenya	5.1
89	Honduras	5
90	Morocco	5
91	Ukraine	4.9
92	Tunisia	4.7
93	Georgia	4.7
94	El Salvador	4.6
95	Nepal	4.6
96	Guatemala	4.6
97	Uganda	4.5
98	Gambia	4.5
99	Bangladesh	4.4
100	Benin	4.4
101	Sierra Leone	4.3
102	Bolivia	4.3
103	Turkey	4.3
104	Cote d'Ivoire	4.2
105	Nigeria	4.2
106	Angola	4.1
107	Mauritania	4
108	Lebanon	3.6
109	Algeria	3.6
110	Kyrgyzstan	3.5
111	Palestine	3.4
112	Mozambique	3.4
113	Rwanda	3.3
114	Jordan	3.3
115	Ethiopia	3.2
116	Qatar	3.2
117	Kazakhstan	3.1
118	United Arab Emirates	3.1
119	Oman	3.1
120	Togo	3
121	Zimbabwe	3
122	Cambodia	2.9
123	Comoros	2.8
124	Pakistan	2.8
125	Azerbaijan	2.8
126	Iraq	2.8
127	Congo	2.8
128	Egypt	2.8
129	Kuwait	2.8
130	Haiti	2.7
131	Djibouti	2.7
132	Vietnam	2.6
133	Eswatini	2.6
134	Cuba	2.6
135	Cameroon	2.6
136	Burkina Faso	2.6
137	Bahrain	2.5
138	Mali	2.4
139	Libya	2.3
140	Niger	2.3
141	Venezuela	2.3
142	Gabon	2.2
143	Burundi	2.1
144	China	2.1
145	Uzbekistan	2.1
146	Nicaragua	2.1
147	Saudi Arabia	2.1
148	Guinea	2
149	Guinea-Bissau	2
150	Russia	2
151	Belarus	2
152	Eritrea	2
153	Iran	2
154	Yemen	2
155	Democratic Republic of Congo	1.9
156	Equatorial Guinea	1.9
157	Chad	1.9
158	Tajikistan	1.8
159	Laos	1.7
160	Turkmenistan	1.7
161	Sudan	1.5
162	Syria	1.3
163	Central African Republic	1.2
164	North Korea	1.1
165	Myanmar	0.96
166	Afghanistan	0.25

Source: Our World in Data. Latest available year: 2024. Values shown are the most recent reported figure per country.

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