Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Angola
Angola: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Angola, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic electoral institutions score in Angola stood at 3.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Angola peaked at 4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
Angola ranks 133rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Angola?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Angola was 3 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2008.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Angola rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Angola ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.