Democracy, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
158
Highest
75 % change on previous year
Mauritius
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Yemen
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
235
1791–2025
Data points
11,537
What the numbers show
Democracy, annual growth rate is currently reported for 158 countries. The highest value is 75 % change on previous year in Mauritius; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -13.09 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 600.0%).
Democracy, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 75 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 2 | South Korea | 28.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Guyana | 25 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Mongolia | 25 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 25 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 16.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Lithuania | 14.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Benin | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Bolivia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Cyprus | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | India | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | New Zealand | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Russia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Rwanda | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | East Timor | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Turkey | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Taiwan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | United States | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Jamaica | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Portugal | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Slovenia | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Moldova | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Maldives | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Albania | -20 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -20 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Zambia | -20 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Bhutan | -28.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Afghanistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Burkina Faso | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 600.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Bangladesh | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Belarus | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Cuba | -100 % change on previous year | 1959 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | flat |
| 141 | Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 250.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Haiti | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Kuwait | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Laos | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | unchanged | volatile |
| 141 | Madagascar | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Mali | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Myanmar | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Niger | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Sudan | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Somalia | -100 % change on previous year | 1984 | unchanged | volatile |
| 141 | South Sudan | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Syria | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Vietnam | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Yemen | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Political regime amb row Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.