Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Sri Lanka, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic electoral institutions score in Sri Lanka stood at 11. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Sri Lanka peaked at 11 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 54th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 11 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 11 is above the median for South Asia, which is 10.5, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.2 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.67 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 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 India 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 Trinidad and Tobago 11 compare
- 54 United States 11 compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Sri Lanka?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2024.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.