Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 11 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Saint Lucia, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic electoral institutions score in Saint Lucia stood at 11. 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 Saint Lucia peaked at 12 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2017.
That places Saint Lucia 54th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.7 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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- 54 Nauru 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 Saint Lucia
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 128.51 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Saint Lucia?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Saint Lucia ranks 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.