Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Ukraine
Ukraine: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Ukraine, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 7 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Ukraine peaked at 10 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2025.
Ukraine ranks 108th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 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 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 7 | -12.5% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12, 58% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More reference data data for Ukraine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Ukraine?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Ukraine was 7 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2007.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2025.
- How does Ukraine rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Ukraine ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.