Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Mexico
Mexico: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Mexico, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic electoral institutions score in Mexico is 9, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Mexico peaked at 12 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2012.
That places Mexico 88th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | — |
| 2006 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Mexico?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Mexico was 9 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2012.
- How does Mexico rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Mexico ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.