Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Togo

Togo: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
down 66.7%
World rank
152nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
6
in 2015
All-time low
1
in 2025
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Togo, 2005–2025

1234562005201520252005: 22006: 22007: 42008: 42009: 52010: 52011: 52012: 42013: 52014: 52015: 62016: 62017: 62018: 42019: 52020: 42021: 42022: 42023: 42024: 32025: 1

Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Togo recorded 1 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Togo peaked at 6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2025.

That places Togo 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.4 2 5 5
2010s 5.1 4 6 10
2020s 3.33 1 4 6

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 152 Burundi 1 compare
  2. 152 Cameroon 1 compare
  3. 152 Central African Republic 1 compare
  4. 152 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
  5. 152 Guinea-Bissau 1 compare
  6. 152 Haiti 1 compare
  7. 152 Kazakhstan 1 compare
  8. 152 Libya 1 compare
  9. 152 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
  10. 152 Uzbekistan 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is democratic electoral institutions score in Togo?
Democratic electoral institutions score in Togo was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 6 in 2015.
What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2025.
How does Togo rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
Togo ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo 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

Indicator
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score
Source
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 4,121 data points, 2005–2025
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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.