Democracy Index

This ranking compares democratic quality across countries. The raw value is on a 0 to 10 scale and combines elections, political participation, government functioning, civil liberties and democratic accountability; higher values receive a higher rating.
1 Norway9.8 / 10 9.8 / 10 98
2 New Zealand9.6 / 10 9.6 / 10 96
3 Iceland9.4 / 10 9.4 / 10 94
3 Sweden9.4 / 10 9.4 / 10 94
5 Denmark9.3 / 10 9.3 / 10 93
5 Finland9.3 / 10 9.3 / 10 93
7 Ireland9.2 / 10 9.2 / 10 92
8 Switzerland9.1 / 10 9.1 / 10 91
9 Australia9.0 / 10 9.0 / 10 90
10 Aruba8.9 / 10 8.9 / 10 89
10 Canada8.9 / 10 8.9 / 10 89
10 Curacao8.9 / 10 8.9 / 10 89
10 Netherlands8.9 / 10 8.9 / 10 89
10 Sint Maarten8.9 / 10 8.9 / 10 89
15 Germany8.8 / 10 8.8 / 10 88
15 Uruguay8.8 / 10 8.8 / 10 88
17 Austria8.6 / 10 8.6 / 10 86
18 Faroe Islands8.5 / 10 8.5 / 10 85
18 Greenland8.5 / 10 8.5 / 10 85
18 Malta8.5 / 10 8.5 / 10 85
21 Japan8.4 / 10 8.4 / 10 84
22 Anguilla8.3 / 10 8.3 / 10 83
22 Bermuda8.3 / 10 8.3 / 10 83
22 British Virgin Islands8.3 / 10 8.3 / 10 83
22 Cayman Islands8.3 / 10 8.3 / 10 83
22 Estonia8.3 / 10 8.3 / 10 83
22 Gibraltar8.3 / 10 8.3 / 10 83
22 Montserrat8.3 / 10 8.3 / 10 83
22 Turks and Caicos Islands8.3 / 10 8.3 / 10 83
22 United Kingdom8.3 / 10 8.3 / 10 83
31 Belgium8.2 / 10 8.2 / 10 82
31 Chile8.2 / 10 8.2 / 10 82
31 Chinese Taipei8.2 / 10 8.2 / 10 82
31 Costa Rica8.2 / 10 8.2 / 10 82
31 Luxembourg8.2 / 10 8.2 / 10 82
31 Mauritius8.2 / 10 8.2 / 10 82
37 Korea Republic8.1 / 10 8.1 / 10 81
38 Barbados8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 Cape Verde8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 Czech Republic8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 France8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 French Guiana8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 Guadeloupe8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 Liechtenstein8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 Martinique8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 Mayotte8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 New Caledonia8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 Réunion8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 Saint Pierre and Miquelon8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 Saint-Martin8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 Tahiti8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
38 Wallis and Futuna8.0 / 10 8.0 / 10 80
53 Spain7.9 / 10 7.9 / 10 79
53 United States7.9 / 10 7.9 / 10 79
55 American Samoa7.8 / 10 7.8 / 10 78
55 Guam7.8 / 10 7.8 / 10 78
55 Israel7.8 / 10 7.8 / 10 78
55 Northern Mariana Islands7.8 / 10 7.8 / 10 78
55 Portugal7.8 / 10 7.8 / 10 78
55 Puerto Rico7.8 / 10 7.8 / 10 78
55 Slovakia7.8 / 10 7.8 / 10 78
55 U.S. Virgin Islands7.8 / 10 7.8 / 10 78
63 Bahamas7.7 / 10 7.7 / 10 77
63 Italy7.7 / 10 7.7 / 10 77
63 Latvia7.7 / 10 7.7 / 10 77
63 Lithuania7.7 / 10 7.7 / 10 77
67 Palau7.6 / 10 7.6 / 10 76
67 Slovenia7.6 / 10 7.6 / 10 76
69 Andorra7.5 / 10 7.5 / 10 75
69 Cyprus7.5 / 10 7.5 / 10 75
69 Monaco7.5 / 10 7.5 / 10 75
69 San Marino7.5 / 10 7.5 / 10 75
73 Greece7.4 / 10 7.4 / 10 74
74 Antigua and Barbuda7.3 / 10 7.3 / 10 73
74 Malaysia7.3 / 10 7.3 / 10 73
76 Seychelles7.2 / 10 7.2 / 10 72
76 Trinidad and Tobago7.2 / 10 7.2 / 10 72
78 Argentina7.1 / 10 7.1 / 10 71
78 Brazil7.1 / 10 7.1 / 10 71
78 Hungary7.1 / 10 7.1 / 10 71
78 Jamaica7.1 / 10 7.1 / 10 71
78 Panama7.1 / 10 7.1 / 10 71
83 Botswana7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 Croatia7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 Dominica7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 Ghana7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 Grenada7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 India7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 Namibia7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 Nauru7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 Saint Kitts and Nevis7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 Saint Lucia7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 South Africa7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 Suriname7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
83 Tuvalu7.0 / 10 7.0 / 10 70
97 Poland6.9 / 10 6.9 / 10 69
98 Colombia6.7 / 10 6.7 / 10 67
98 Philippines6.7 / 10 6.7 / 10 67
98 Romania6.7 / 10 6.7 / 10 67
98 Serbia6.7 / 10 6.7 / 10 67
102 Mongolia6.6 / 10 6.6 / 10 66
102 Vanuatu6.6 / 10 6.6 / 10 66
104 Belize6.5 / 10 6.5 / 10 65
104 Cook Islands6.5 / 10 6.5 / 10 65
104 Dominican Republic6.5 / 10 6.5 / 10 65
104 Guyana6.5 / 10 6.5 / 10 65
104 Indonesia6.5 / 10 6.5 / 10 65
104 Marshall Islands6.5 / 10 6.5 / 10 65
104 Micronesia6.5 / 10 6.5 / 10 65
104 Niue6.5 / 10 6.5 / 10 65
104 São Tomé and Príncipe6.5 / 10 6.5 / 10 65
113 Moldova6.4 / 10 6.4 / 10 64
113 Timor-Leste6.4 / 10 6.4 / 10 64
115 Bulgaria6.3 / 10 6.3 / 10 63
115 Montenegro6.3 / 10 6.3 / 10 63
115 North Macedonia6.3 / 10 6.3 / 10 63
118 Singapore6.2 / 10 6.2 / 10 62
119 Kosovo6.1 / 10 6.1 / 10 61
119 Lesotho6.1 / 10 6.1 / 10 61
119 Samoa6.1 / 10 6.1 / 10 61
119 Sri Lanka6.1 / 10 6.1 / 10 61
123 Albania5.9 / 10 5.9 / 10 59
123 Paraguay5.9 / 10 5.9 / 10 59
123 Zambia5.9 / 10 5.9 / 10 59
126 El Salvador5.8 / 10 5.8 / 10 58
126 Malawi5.8 / 10 5.8 / 10 58
126 Mexico5.8 / 10 5.8 / 10 58
126 Papua New Guinea5.8 / 10 5.8 / 10 58
126 Tunisia5.8 / 10 5.8 / 10 58
131 Peru5.7 / 10 5.7 / 10 57
131 Senegal5.7 / 10 5.7 / 10 57
133 Ecuador5.6 / 10 5.6 / 10 56
134 Nigeria5.5 / 10 5.5 / 10 55
135 Bolivia5.4 / 10 5.4 / 10 54
135 Kiribati5.4 / 10 5.4 / 10 54
135 Liberia5.4 / 10 5.4 / 10 54
135 Maldives5.4 / 10 5.4 / 10 54
135 Ukraine5.4 / 10 5.4 / 10 54
140 Armenia5.2 / 10 5.2 / 10 52
140 Bangladesh5.2 / 10 5.2 / 10 52
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina5.2 / 10 5.2 / 10 52
140 Georgia5.2 / 10 5.2 / 10 52
144 Fiji5.0 / 10 5.0 / 10 50
144 Sierra Leone5.0 / 10 5.0 / 10 50
144 Tonga5.0 / 10 5.0 / 10 50
147 Morocco4.9 / 10 4.9 / 10 49
147 Nepal4.9 / 10 4.9 / 10 49
147 Solomon Islands4.9 / 10 4.9 / 10 49
150 Guatemala4.8 / 10 4.8 / 10 48
151 Kenya4.6 / 10 4.6 / 10 46
151 Lebanon4.6 / 10 4.6 / 10 46
153 Benin4.4 / 10 4.4 / 10 44
153 Guinea-Bissau4.4 / 10 4.4 / 10 44
155 Ivory Coast4.3 / 10 4.3 / 10 43
155 Tanzania4.3 / 10 4.3 / 10 43
155 Zanzibar4.3 / 10 4.3 / 10 43
158 Turkey4.2 / 10 4.2 / 10 42
159 Bhutan4.1 / 10 4.1 / 10 41
159 Uganda4.1 / 10 4.1 / 10 41
161 Kyrgyzstan4.0 / 10 4.0 / 10 40
161 Mozambique4.0 / 10 4.0 / 10 40
161 Pakistan4.0 / 10 4.0 / 10 40
164 Niger3.9 / 10 3.9 / 10 39
164 Thailand3.9 / 10 3.9 / 10 39
166 Gambia3.8 / 10 3.8 / 10 38
167 Honduras3.7 / 10 3.7 / 10 37
167 Iraq3.7 / 10 3.7 / 10 37
167 Mauritania3.7 / 10 3.7 / 10 37
170 Comoros3.5 / 10 3.5 / 10 35
170 Macau3.5 / 10 3.5 / 10 35
170 Madagascar3.5 / 10 3.5 / 10 35
170 Palestine3.5 / 10 3.5 / 10 35
174 Gabon3.4 / 10 3.4 / 10 34
174 Haiti3.4 / 10 3.4 / 10 34
174 Jordan3.4 / 10 3.4 / 10 34
177 Rwanda3.3 / 10 3.3 / 10 33
178 Ethiopia3.2 / 10 3.2 / 10 32
178 Kuwait3.2 / 10 3.2 / 10 32
178 Qatar3.2 / 10 3.2 / 10 32
181 Algeria3.1 / 10 3.1 / 10 31
181 Angola3.1 / 10 3.1 / 10 31
181 Oman3.1 / 10 3.1 / 10 31
184 Hong Kong3.0 / 10 3.0 / 10 30
184 Kazakhstan3.0 / 10 3.0 / 10 30
186 Egypt2.9 / 10 2.9 / 10 29
186 Zimbabwe2.9 / 10 2.9 / 10 29
188 Brunei2.8 / 10 2.8 / 10 28
188 Cuba2.8 / 10 2.8 / 10 28
188 United Arab Emirates2.8 / 10 2.8 / 10 28
188 Vietnam2.8 / 10 2.8 / 10 28
192 Cambodia2.7 / 10 2.7 / 10 27
192 Togo2.7 / 10 2.7 / 10 27
194 Azerbaijan2.5 / 10 2.5 / 10 25
194 Cameroon2.5 / 10 2.5 / 10 25
194 Swaziland2.5 / 10 2.5 / 10 25
194 Western Sahara2.5 / 10 2.5 / 10 25
198 Bahrain2.4 / 10 2.4 / 10 24
198 Djibouti2.4 / 10 2.4 / 10 24
198 Eritrea2.4 / 10 2.4 / 10 24
201 Guinea2.2 / 10 2.2 / 10 22
201 Libya2.2 / 10 2.2 / 10 22
201 Mali2.2 / 10 2.2 / 10 22
201 Myanmar2.2 / 10 2.2 / 10 22
201 Russia2.2 / 10 2.2 / 10 22
206 Belarus2.1 / 10 2.1 / 10 21
206 Burkina Faso2.1 / 10 2.1 / 10 21
206 Equatorial Guinea2.1 / 10 2.1 / 10 21
206 Uzbekistan2.1 / 10 2.1 / 10 21
210 China2.0 / 10 2.0 / 10 20
210 Congo2.0 / 10 2.0 / 10 20
210 Somalia2.0 / 10 2.0 / 10 20
210 Sudan2.0 / 10 2.0 / 10 20
210 Venezuela2.0 / 10 2.0 / 10 20
215 Iran1.9 / 10 1.9 / 10 19
215 Saudi Arabia1.9 / 10 1.9 / 10 19
215 Yemen1.9 / 10 1.9 / 10 19
218 Chad1.8 / 10 1.8 / 10 18
218 Congo DR1.8 / 10 1.8 / 10 18
218 Laos1.8 / 10 1.8 / 10 18
218 Tajikistan1.8 / 10 1.8 / 10 18
222 Burundi1.7 / 10 1.7 / 10 17
222 South Sudan1.7 / 10 1.7 / 10 17
222 Turkmenistan1.7 / 10 1.7 / 10 17
225 Nicaragua1.6 / 10 1.6 / 10 16
226 Central African Republic1.4 / 10 1.4 / 10 14
226 Syria1.4 / 10 1.4 / 10 14
228 Korea DPR1.1 / 10 1.1 / 10 11
229 Afghanistan0.3 / 10 0.3 / 10 3

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a democracy rating from 0 to 10. Higher values indicate stronger democratic procedures, civil liberties, checks on state power and more reliable political participation.

The main anchor is V-Dem democracy data, especially electoral and liberal democracy indices. Nomadino uses the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index as plausibility context because it maps the same concept in a readable way through elections, government functioning, political participation, political culture and civil liberties.

For directly covered countries, the democratic condition is mapped to a 0-10 scale. The rating is proportional to the raw value: 10.0 receives 100 points, 8.5 receives 85 points and 0.0 receives 0 points.

Small states and territories without separate coverage use maintained replacement values. They are mapped from Freedom House values, V-Dem regional context, the administering state, local institutions and regional comparators.

This indicator measures democratic quality. It does not replace the separate values for press freedom, personal freedom or political expression, because countries can perform differently across those dimensions.