Indonesia vs Mexico: Democracy

Indonesia
4
in 2025
Mexico
4
in 2025
Indonesia rank
87th
Mexico rank
87th

Democracy over time

  • Indonesia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 4 against 4 in Mexico, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 223 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Mexico ahead.

Indonesia ranks 87th and Mexico ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Mexico Difference Ahead
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 2.1 2.1 Mexico
1850s 0 2.4 2.4 Mexico
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0.6667 0.6667 Mexico
1920s 0 2.75 2.75 Mexico
1930s 0 2.4 2.4 Mexico
1940s 0 2.6 2.6 Mexico
1950s 2.1 3 0.9 Mexico
1960s 0.3 3 2.7 Mexico
1970s 2.7 3 0.3 Mexico
1980s 3 3 0
1990s 3.2 4.2 1 Mexico
2000s 6 6 0
2010s 6 6 0
2020s 4.83 5.17 0.3333 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Indonesia or Mexico?
Indonesia, at 4 against 4 in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Indonesia and Mexico?
0, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mexico?
223 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and Mexico rank globally for democracy?
Indonesia ranks 87th and Mexico ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.