Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in India
India: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in India, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 11 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in India peaked at 12 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2005.
India ranks 54th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.6 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 54 Antigua and Barbuda 11 compare
- 54 Argentina 11 compare
- 54 Belize 11 compare
- 54 Bolivia 11 compare
- 54 Botswana 11 compare
- 54 Dominica 11 compare
- 54 East Timor 11 compare
- 54 Grenada 11 compare
- 54 Indonesia 11 compare
- 54 Jamaica 11 compare
- 54 Kiribati 11 compare
- 54 Lesotho 11 compare
- 54 Liberia 11 compare
- 54 Mauritius 11 compare
- 54 Mongolia 11 compare
- 54 Nauru 11 compare
- 54 Saint Lucia 11 compare
- 54 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 compare
- 54 Sao Tome and Principe 11 compare
- 54 South Korea 11 compare
- 54 Sri Lanka 11 compare
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 11 compare
- 54 United States 11 compare
More reference data data for India
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.8635 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6189 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0088 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3046 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2053 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 233.06 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in India?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in India was 11 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2014.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2005.
- How does India rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- India ranks 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.