Competitiveness of Political Participation Score by country
Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements...
Countries reporting
165
Highest
5
Australia
Lowest
0
Somalia
Median
4
Years covered
232
1789–2020
Data points
17,813
What the numbers show
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 5 in Australia; the lowest is 0 in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4, and the mean is 3.38.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 100.0%).
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | France | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Panama | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Taiwan | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Angola | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Albania | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Armenia | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Bhutan | 4 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Botswana | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Czechia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Fiji | 4 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Georgia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Ghana | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Guyana | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 34 | Honduras | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Haiti | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | India | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Jamaica | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Jordan | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Kenya | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | South Korea | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Liberia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Lesotho | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Moldova | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Mexico | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Mali | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Myanmar | 4 | 2018 | up 300.0% | falling |
| 34 | Montenegro | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Mozambique | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 34 | Namibia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Niger | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Nigeria | 4 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Nepal | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Peru | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Philippines | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Paraguay | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Russia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Senegal | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | El Salvador | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Suriname | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | East Timor | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Tunisia | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Burundi | 3 | 2018 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Belgium | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Bolivia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Central African Republic | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3 | 2018 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Colombia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Algeria | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Gabon | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 94 | United Kingdom | 3 | 2018 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Iraq | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 94 | Israel | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Lebanon | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2018 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Madagascar | 3 | 2018 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Malawi | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Pakistan | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Chad | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Togo | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Tanzania | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 94 | Uganda | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Ukraine | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | United States | 3 | 2020 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 94 | Venezuela | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Yemen | 3 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Zambia | 3 | 2018 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1991 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Belarus | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Cameroon | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Congo | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Comoros | 2 | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Egypt | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 125 | Eritrea | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Iran | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Cambodia | 2 | 2018 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 125 | Kuwait | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Morocco | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | Oman | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Rwanda | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | Sudan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Singapore | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Eswatini | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Thailand | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 125 | Turkey | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Bahrain | 1 | 2018 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 148 | China | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | Cuba | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Laos | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Libya | 1 | 2010 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | North Korea | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Qatar | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Syria | 1 | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | Vietnam | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Vatican | 1 | 1870 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 161 | Gambia | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 161 | Mauritania | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 161 | Somalia | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).