Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Comoros
Comoros: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Comoros, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 5 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Comoros peaked at 9 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2020.
That places Comoros 122nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.6 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 compare
- 122 Cote d'Ivoire 5 compare
- 122 El Salvador 5 compare
- 122 Morocco 5 compare
- 122 Serbia 5 compare
- 122 Turkey 5 compare
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Comoros?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Comoros was 5 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2006.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2020.
- How does Comoros rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Comoros ranks 122nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.