Democratic Features Index by country
Captures the extent of democratic features — political participation, rule of law, stable democratic institutions, political and social integration, and a capable state. It ranges from 1 to 10 (most democratic).
Countries reporting
128
Highest
9.9
Uruguay
Lowest
1.5
Yemen
Median
4.73
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,394
What the numbers show
Democratic Features Index is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 9.9 in Uruguay; the lowest is 1.5 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.73, and the mean is 5.13.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 68.6%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 58.5%).
Democratic Features Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 9.9 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | Estonia | 9.6 | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 2 | Taiwan | 9.6 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Lithuania | 9.4 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 5 | Chile | 9.25 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 5 | Slovenia | 9.25 | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 7 | Czechia | 9.15 | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 7 | Latvia | 9.15 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 8.9 | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 10 | Croatia | 8.55 | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 11 | Botswana | 8.45 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 12 | Poland | 8.4 | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 13 | Slovakia | 8.2 | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 14 | Jamaica | 8 | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 14 | South Korea | 8 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 16 | Mauritius | 7.85 | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 17 | Ghana | 7.75 | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 18 | Albania | 7.7 | 2025 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 7.65 | 2025 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 20 | Brazil | 7.5 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 7.4 | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 21 | Montenegro | 7.4 | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 7.35 | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 24 | Mongolia | 7.25 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 25 | Bhutan | 7.2 | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 7.1 | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 7.1 | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 28 | Armenia | 6.9 | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 6.9 | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 28 | Senegal | 6.9 | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 31 | Ukraine | 6.85 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 32 | Namibia | 6.8 | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 33 | Malawi | 6.75 | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 34 | Moldova | 6.7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Bolivia | 6.55 | 2025 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 35 | Colombia | 6.55 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 6.55 | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 38 | Lesotho | 6.5 | 2025 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 38 | Paraguay | 6.5 | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 40 | Nepal | 6.45 | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 41 | Panama | 6.35 | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 42 | Liberia | 6.3 | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 43 | Ecuador | 6.25 | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 6.2 | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 45 | India | 6.1 | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 45 | Zambia | 6.1 | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 47 | Malaysia | 6 | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.95 | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 48 | Indonesia | 5.95 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 50 | Peru | 5.85 | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 51 | Kenya | 5.75 | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 52 | Mexico | 5.6 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 5.5 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 54 | Singapore | 5.47 | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 55 | Benin | 5.43 | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 56 | Philippines | 5.25 | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 57 | Serbia | 5.18 | 2025 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 5.02 | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 59 | El Salvador | 4.97 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 60 | Lebanon | 4.95 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 61 | Iraq | 4.92 | 2025 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 62 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.83 | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 63 | Honduras | 4.75 | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 63 | Tanzania | 4.75 | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 4.72 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.6 | 2025 | down 22.7% | flat |
| 67 | Uganda | 4.48 | 2025 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 68 | Angola | 4.45 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 69 | Algeria | 4.4 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 69 | Togo | 4.4 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 4.37 | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 71 | Mauritania | 4.37 | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 73 | Tunisia | 4.33 | 2025 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 74 | Madagascar | 4.22 | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 75 | Jordan | 4.2 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 76 | Turkey | 4.18 | 2025 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 77 | Nigeria | 4.15 | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 78 | Guatemala | 4.1 | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 80 | Mozambique | 3.93 | 2025 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 81 | Thailand | 3.92 | 2025 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 82 | Guinea | 3.9 | 2025 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 3.85 | 2025 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 84 | Kuwait | 3.78 | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 85 | Qatar | 3.75 | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 3.75 | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 3.73 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Rwanda | 3.73 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 3.65 | 2025 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 90 | Vietnam | 3.58 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 91 | Cameroon | 3.57 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 91 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.57 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 93 | Morocco | 3.52 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 94 | Burundi | 3.45 | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 94 | Belarus | 3.45 | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 96 | Egypt | 3.42 | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 3.4 | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 3.35 | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 98 | Congo | 3.35 | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 100 | Pakistan | 3.25 | 2025 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 101 | Bahrain | 3.22 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 101 | Russia | 3.22 | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 103 | China | 3.18 | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 104 | Laos | 3.12 | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 105 | Venezuela | 3.07 | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 106 | Cuba | 3.05 | 2025 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 107 | Cambodia | 2.93 | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 108 | Mali | 2.92 | 2025 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 2.92 | 2025 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 110 | Syria | 2.87 | 2025 | up 68.6% | falling |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 2.87 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 112 | Oman | 2.85 | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 2.82 | 2025 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 114 | Iran | 2.78 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 114 | Niger | 2.78 | 2025 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 2.78 | 2025 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 2.7 | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 118 | North Korea | 2.6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | South Sudan | 2.52 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 120 | Chad | 2.47 | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 121 | Haiti | 2.38 | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 122 | Libya | 2.12 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 123 | Eritrea | 2.02 | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 1.82 | 2025 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 125 | Somalia | 1.72 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 126 | Sudan | 1.63 | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 127 | Myanmar | 1.55 | 2025 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 128 | Yemen | 1.5 | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
About this data
Captures the extent of democratic features — political participation, rule of law, stable democratic institutions, political and social integration, and a capable state. It ranges from 1 to 10 (most democratic).