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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Cyprus

Cyprus: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.861 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.861
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
35th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.864
in 2017
All-time low
0.304
in 1958
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Cyprus, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

In 2025, liberal political institutions index in Cyprus stood at 0.861.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Cyprus peaked at 0.864 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.304, in 1958.

Cyprus ranks 35th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Cyprus, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.324 —
1901 0.324 +0.0%
1902 0.324 +0.0%
1903 0.324 +0.0%
1904 0.324 +0.0%
1905 0.324 +0.0%
1906 0.324 +0.0%
1907 0.324 +0.0%
1908 0.324 +0.0%
1909 0.324 +0.0%
1910 0.325 +0.3%
1911 0.325 +0.0%
1912 0.325 +0.0%
1913 0.325 +0.0%
1914 0.325 +0.0%
1915 0.329 +1.2%
1916 0.329 +0.0%
1917 0.329 +0.0%
1918 0.329 +0.0%
1919 0.331 +0.6%
1920 0.331 +0.0%
1921 0.331 +0.0%
1922 0.331 +0.0%
1923 0.331 +0.0%
1924 0.331 +0.0%
1925 0.333 +0.6%
1926 0.332 -0.3%
1927 0.332 +0.0%
1928 0.332 +0.0%
1929 0.332 +0.0%
1930 0.326 -1.8%
1931 0.311 -4.6%
1932 0.311 +0.0%
1933 0.311 +0.0%
1934 0.311 +0.0%
1935 0.311 +0.0%
1936 0.311 +0.0%
1937 0.311 +0.0%
1938 0.311 +0.0%
1939 0.311 +0.0%
1940 0.318 +2.3%
1941 0.31 -2.5%
1942 0.339 +9.4%
1943 0.339 +0.0%
1944 0.345 +1.8%
1945 0.344 -0.3%
1946 0.344 +0.0%
1947 0.344 +0.0%
1948 0.344 +0.0%
1949 0.344 +0.0%
1950 0.34 -1.2%
1951 0.343 +0.9%
1952 0.343 +0.0%
1953 0.341 -0.6%
1954 0.341 +0.0%
1955 0.319 -6.5%
1956 0.309 -3.1%
1957 0.305 -1.3%
1958 0.304 -0.3%
1959 0.323 +6.3%
1960 0.479 +48.3%
1961 0.656 +37.0%
1962 0.659 +0.5%
1963 0.655 -0.6%
1964 0.655 +0.0%
1965 0.655 +0.0%
1966 0.655 +0.0%
1967 0.655 +0.0%
1968 0.655 +0.0%
1969 0.655 +0.0%
1970 0.67 +2.3%
1971 0.682 +1.8%
1972 0.689 +1.0%
1973 0.7 +1.6%
1974 0.67 -4.3%
1975 0.768 +14.6%
1976 0.773 +0.7%
1977 0.769 -0.5%
1978 0.771 +0.3%
1979 0.771 +0.0%
1980 0.781 +1.3%
1981 0.781 +0.0%
1982 0.781 +0.0%
1983 0.781 +0.0%
1984 0.782 +0.1%
1985 0.782 +0.0%
1986 0.785 +0.4%
1987 0.785 +0.0%
1988 0.785 +0.0%
1989 0.789 +0.5%
1990 0.799 +1.3%
1991 0.809 +1.3%
1992 0.809 +0.0%
1993 0.809 +0.0%
1994 0.809 +0.0%
1995 0.808 -0.1%
1996 0.808 +0.0%
1997 0.808 +0.0%
1998 0.814 +0.7%
1999 0.816 +0.2%
2000 0.833 +2.1%
2001 0.833 +0.0%
2002 0.835 +0.2%
2003 0.817 -2.2%
2004 0.845 +3.4%
2005 0.845 +0.0%
2006 0.846 +0.1%
2007 0.859 +1.5%
2008 0.86 +0.1%
2009 0.858 -0.2%
2010 0.861 +0.3%
2011 0.861 +0.0%
2012 0.861 +0.0%
2013 0.859 -0.2%
2014 0.861 +0.2%
2015 0.861 +0.0%
2016 0.861 +0.0%
2017 0.864 +0.3%
2018 0.86 -0.5%
2019 0.836 -2.8%
2020 0.854 +2.2%
2021 0.806 -5.6%
2022 0.817 +1.4%
2023 0.819 +0.2%
2024 0.838 +2.3%
2025 0.861 +2.7%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 0.861 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 0.861 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8415, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.324 0.324 0.324 10
1910s 0.3272 0.325 0.331 10
1920s 0.3316 0.331 0.333 10
1930s 0.3125 0.311 0.326 10
1940s 0.3371 0.31 0.345 10
1950s 0.3268 0.304 0.343 10
1960s 0.6379 0.479 0.659 10
1970s 0.7263 0.67 0.773 10
1980s 0.7832 0.781 0.789 10
1990s 0.8089 0.799 0.816 10
2000s 0.8431 0.817 0.86 10
2010s 0.8585 0.836 0.864 10
2020s 0.8325 0.806 0.861 6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 32 Croatia 0.871 compare
  2. 32 Portugal 0.871 compare
  3. 34 Italy 0.866 compare
  4. 36 South Africa 0.858 compare
  5. 37 Vanuatu 0.857 compare
  6. 38 Ghana 0.855 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Cyprus?
Liberal political institutions index in Cyprus was 0.861 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 0.864 in 2017.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.304 in 1958.
How does Cyprus rank for liberal political institutions index?
Cyprus ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus 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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