Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in United States
United States: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 11 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in United States, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic electoral institutions score in United States stood at 11. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in United States peaked at 11 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2005.
United States ranks 54th 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 United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2006 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 11 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12, 92% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8 | 10 | 11 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.7 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.33 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 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 Sri Lanka 11 compare
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 11 compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in United States?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in United States 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2006.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- How does United States rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- United States ranks 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.