Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Philippines
Philippines: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Philippines, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 9 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Philippines peaked at 9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2007.
That places Philippines 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 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 | 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% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More reference data data for Philippines
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Philippines?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Philippines 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2007.
- How does Philippines rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Philippines ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.