Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Deliberative Political Institutions Index was 0.784 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.784
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
53rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.784
in 2025
All-time low
0.381
in 2008
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.784 for deliberative political institutions index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative political institutions index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.784 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.381, in 2008.
That places Sri Lanka 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.531 | — |
| 1901 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.569 | +7.2% |
| 1913 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.579 | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 0.615 | +6.2% |
| 1932 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.651 | +5.9% |
| 1949 | 0.613 | -5.8% |
| 1950 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.539 | -12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.539 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.539 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.49 | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.514 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.488 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.477 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.415 | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.391 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.385 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.381 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.446 | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.42 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.411 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.416 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.414 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.716 | +72.9% |
| 2016 | 0.747 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.774 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.676 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.641 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.51 | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.488 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.524 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.608 | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 0.627 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.784 | +25.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.784 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.784 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.6445, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.531 | 0.531 | 0.531 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5614 | 0.531 | 0.569 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.569 | 0.569 | 0.569 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6114 | 0.579 | 0.615 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6184 | 0.613 | 0.651 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.613 | 0.613 | 0.613 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.613 | 0.613 | 0.613 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5095 | 0.49 | 0.539 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4932 | 0.488 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4814 | 0.477 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4276 | 0.381 | 0.477 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5661 | 0.411 | 0.774 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5902 | 0.488 | 0.784 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deliberative political institutions index in Sri Lanka?
- Deliberative political institutions index in Sri Lanka was 0.784 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.784 in 2025.
- What is the lowest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.381 in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for deliberative political institutions index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative political institutions index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.