Germany vs India: Electoral democracy
Germany
1
in 2025
India
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
India rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in India, a difference of 0.
Across all 21 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Germany or India?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Germany and India?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Germany ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if the political regime of a country is an electoral democracy. It identifies whether a country is an electoral democracy (score 1) or not (score 0).