Democracy, gaps filled by country
Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
164
Highest
9
Australia
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
5
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
29,665
What the numbers show
Democracy, gaps filled is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 9 in Australia; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 5, and the mean is 4.67.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 133.3%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Democracy, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Switzerland | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Korea | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 9 | 2025 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Barbados | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 23 | Cyprus | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 23 | France | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 23 | Lithuania | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 23 | Uruguay | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Brazil | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Canada | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Gambia | 7 | 2025 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Malta | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Montenegro | 7 | 2025 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Mauritius | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 32 | United States of America | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Armenia | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Botswana | 6 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Colombia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Cape Verde | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Ecuador | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Ghana | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Guatemala | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Croatia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Jamaica | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Liberia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Lesotho | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Nepal | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Panama | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Poland | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Portugal | 6 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Paraguay | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Suriname | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovakia | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 6 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Timor-Leste | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Bhutan | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Fiji | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Guyana | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Honduras | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Kenya | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Maldives | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Mongolia | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Malawi | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Malaysia | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Namibia | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Nigeria | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Albania | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Benin | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Indonesia | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Mexico | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Zambia | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Angola | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Burundi | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Central African Republic | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Congo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Comoros | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Djibouti | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Egypt | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Gabon | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Georgia | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Hungary | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 94 | India | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Iraq | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Cambodia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Lebanon | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Mozambique | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritania | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Pakistan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Philippines | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Russian Federation | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Rwanda | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Singapore | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | El Salvador | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Serbia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Chad | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Togo | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Thailand | 3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Tunisia | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Türkiye | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Uganda | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Ukraine | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Belarus | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | China | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Cuba | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Guinea | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Jordan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Libya | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Madagascar | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Mali | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Myanmar | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Niger | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Sudan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Somalia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 142 | South Sudan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Viet Nam | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 142 | Yemen | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Democracy V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.