Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Armenia
Armenia: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Armenia, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic electoral institutions score in Armenia stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Armenia peaked at 7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2005.
Armenia ranks 108th 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12, 58% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.9 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.83 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Armenia?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Armenia was 7 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Armenia rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Armenia ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.