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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Comoros

Comoros: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.297 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.297
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
136th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.509
in 2016
All-time low
0.147
in 1901
Years of data
94
1900–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Comoros, 1900–2025

0.10.20.30.40.5190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal political institutions index in Comoros is 0.297, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Comoros peaked at 0.509 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.147, in 1901.

That places Comoros 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 94 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Comoros, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.152 —
1901 0.147 -3.3%
1902 0.147 +0.0%
1903 0.147 +0.0%
1904 0.152 +3.4%
1905 0.152 +0.0%
1906 0.152 +0.0%
1907 0.152 +0.0%
1908 0.154 +1.3%
1909 0.154 +0.0%
1910 0.154 +0.0%
1911 0.154 +0.0%
1912 0.154 +0.0%
1913 0.16 +3.9%
1946 0.152 -5.0%
1947 0.155 +2.0%
1948 0.175 +12.9%
1949 0.175 +0.0%
1950 0.177 +1.1%
1951 0.177 +0.0%
1952 0.177 +0.0%
1953 0.177 +0.0%
1954 0.177 +0.0%
1955 0.177 +0.0%
1956 0.177 +0.0%
1957 0.178 +0.6%
1958 0.178 +0.0%
1959 0.178 +0.0%
1960 0.187 +5.1%
1961 0.187 +0.0%
1962 0.187 +0.0%
1963 0.187 +0.0%
1964 0.186 -0.5%
1965 0.189 +1.6%
1966 0.189 +0.0%
1967 0.189 +0.0%
1968 0.189 +0.0%
1969 0.189 +0.0%
1970 0.191 +1.1%
1971 0.191 +0.0%
1972 0.236 +23.6%
1973 0.24 +1.7%
1974 0.23 -4.2%
1975 0.241 +4.8%
1976 0.297 +23.2%
1977 0.303 +2.0%
1978 0.302 -0.3%
1979 0.265 -12.3%
1980 0.248 -6.4%
1981 0.248 +0.0%
1982 0.248 +0.0%
1983 0.248 +0.0%
1984 0.248 +0.0%
1985 0.248 +0.0%
1986 0.25 +0.8%
1987 0.257 +2.8%
1988 0.257 +0.0%
1989 0.257 +0.0%
1990 0.342 +33.1%
1991 0.354 +3.5%
1992 0.37 +4.5%
1993 0.323 -12.7%
1994 0.376 +16.4%
1995 0.367 -2.4%
1996 0.298 -18.8%
1997 0.371 +24.5%
1998 0.373 +0.5%
1999 0.293 -21.4%
2000 0.266 -9.2%
2001 0.246 -7.5%
2002 0.282 +14.6%
2003 0.3 +6.4%
2004 0.41 +36.7%
2005 0.465 +13.4%
2006 0.457 -1.7%
2007 0.461 +0.9%
2008 0.461 +0.0%
2009 0.449 -2.6%
2010 0.483 +7.6%
2011 0.482 -0.2%
2012 0.482 +0.0%
2013 0.508 +5.4%
2014 0.506 -0.4%
2015 0.498 -1.6%
2016 0.509 +2.2%
2017 0.389 -23.6%
2018 0.351 -9.8%
2019 0.278 -20.8%
2020 0.285 +2.5%
2021 0.286 +0.4%
2022 0.293 +2.4%
2023 0.282 -3.8%
2024 0.278 -1.4%
2025 0.297 +6.8%

Comoros compared with similar countries

  • Comoros's 0.297 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.446, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Comoros's 0.297 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4325, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Liberal Political Institutions Index in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +36.7% 0.3 0.41
1990 +33.1% 0.257 0.342

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.1509 0.147 0.154 10
1910s 0.1555 0.154 0.16 4
1940s 0.1643 0.152 0.175 4
1950s 0.1773 0.177 0.178 10
1960s 0.1879 0.186 0.189 10
1970s 0.2496 0.191 0.303 10
1980s 0.2509 0.248 0.257 10
1990s 0.3467 0.293 0.376 10
2000s 0.3797 0.246 0.465 10
2010s 0.4486 0.278 0.509 10
2020s 0.2868 0.278 0.297 6

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 133 Iran 0.32 compare
  2. 134 Togo 0.315 compare
  3. 135 Algeria 0.305 compare
  4. 137 Djibouti 0.294 compare
  5. 138 Congo 0.287 compare
  6. 139 Libya 0.28 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Comoros?
Liberal political institutions index in Comoros was 0.297 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 0.509 in 2016.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 0.147 in 1901.
How does Comoros rank for liberal political institutions index?
Comoros ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Comoros data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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