What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Bolivia and United States?

0.001, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and United States?

201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia vs United States: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Bolivia

0.644

in 2025

United States

0.645

in 2025

Bolivia rank

21st

United States rank

20th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Bolivia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.645 against 0.644 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was United States ahead.

Bolivia ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.0424	0.4996	0.4572	United States
1830s	0.0524	0.5108	0.4584	United States
1840s	0.0688	0.513	0.4442	United States
1850s	0.0978	0.513	0.4152	United States
1860s	0.0314	0.5704	0.539	United States
1870s	0.0438	0.58	0.5362	United States
1880s	0.106	0.58	0.474	United States
1890s	0.106	0.58	0.474	United States
1900s	0.106	0.58	0.474	United States
1910s	0.106	0.5875	0.4815	United States
1920s	0.1156	0.599	0.4834	United States
1930s	0.1396	0.6137	0.4741	United States
1940s	0.1417	0.6179	0.4762	United States
1950s	0.1838	0.621	0.4372	United States
1960s	0.1639	0.6314	0.4675	United States
1970s	0.1172	0.6488	0.5316	United States
1980s	0.2843	0.656	0.3717	United States
1990s	0.476	0.659	0.183	United States
2000s	0.6523	0.66	0.0077	United States
2010s	0.7501	0.6594	0.0907	Bolivia
2020s	0.6497	0.654	0.0043	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Bolivia or United States?: United States, at 0.645 against 0.644 in Bolivia as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Bolivia and United States?: 0.001, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and United States?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and United States rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Bolivia ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.