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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Fiji

Fiji: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.749 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.749
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
70th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.776
in 2023
All-time low
0.323
in 2009
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Fiji, 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 Fiji stood at 0.749.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Fiji peaked at 0.776 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.323, in 2009.

That places Fiji 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Fiji, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.396 —
1901 0.396 +0.0%
1902 0.396 +0.0%
1903 0.396 +0.0%
1904 0.565 +42.7%
1905 0.565 +0.0%
1906 0.565 +0.0%
1907 0.565 +0.0%
1908 0.565 +0.0%
1909 0.565 +0.0%
1910 0.565 +0.0%
1911 0.565 +0.0%
1912 0.565 +0.0%
1913 0.565 +0.0%
1914 0.565 +0.0%
1915 0.565 +0.0%
1916 0.565 +0.0%
1917 0.565 +0.0%
1918 0.565 +0.0%
1919 0.565 +0.0%
1920 0.565 +0.0%
1921 0.565 +0.0%
1922 0.565 +0.0%
1923 0.565 +0.0%
1924 0.565 +0.0%
1925 0.565 +0.0%
1926 0.565 +0.0%
1927 0.565 +0.0%
1928 0.565 +0.0%
1929 0.565 +0.0%
1930 0.565 +0.0%
1931 0.565 +0.0%
1932 0.565 +0.0%
1933 0.565 +0.0%
1934 0.565 +0.0%
1935 0.565 +0.0%
1936 0.565 +0.0%
1937 0.565 +0.0%
1938 0.565 +0.0%
1939 0.565 +0.0%
1940 0.565 +0.0%
1941 0.565 +0.0%
1942 0.565 +0.0%
1943 0.565 +0.0%
1944 0.565 +0.0%
1945 0.565 +0.0%
1946 0.565 +0.0%
1947 0.565 +0.0%
1948 0.565 +0.0%
1949 0.565 +0.0%
1950 0.574 +1.6%
1951 0.574 +0.0%
1952 0.574 +0.0%
1953 0.574 +0.0%
1954 0.574 +0.0%
1955 0.574 +0.0%
1956 0.574 +0.0%
1957 0.574 +0.0%
1958 0.574 +0.0%
1959 0.574 +0.0%
1960 0.574 +0.0%
1961 0.574 +0.0%
1962 0.574 +0.0%
1963 0.574 +0.0%
1964 0.574 +0.0%
1965 0.574 +0.0%
1966 0.574 +0.0%
1967 0.574 +0.0%
1968 0.574 +0.0%
1969 0.574 +0.0%
1970 0.701 +22.1%
1971 0.701 +0.0%
1972 0.701 +0.0%
1973 0.701 +0.0%
1974 0.701 +0.0%
1975 0.701 +0.0%
1976 0.701 +0.0%
1977 0.701 +0.0%
1978 0.701 +0.0%
1979 0.701 +0.0%
1980 0.701 +0.0%
1981 0.701 +0.0%
1982 0.701 +0.0%
1983 0.701 +0.0%
1984 0.701 +0.0%
1985 0.701 +0.0%
1986 0.701 +0.0%
1987 0.381 -45.6%
1988 0.41 +7.6%
1989 0.41 +0.0%
1990 0.416 +1.5%
1991 0.421 +1.2%
1992 0.551 +30.9%
1993 0.686 +24.5%
1994 0.686 +0.0%
1995 0.688 +0.3%
1996 0.685 -0.4%
1997 0.706 +3.1%
1998 0.706 +0.0%
1999 0.706 +0.0%
2000 0.445 -37.0%
2001 0.498 +11.9%
2002 0.641 +28.7%
2003 0.641 +0.0%
2004 0.641 +0.0%
2005 0.641 +0.0%
2006 0.561 -12.5%
2007 0.349 -37.8%
2008 0.35 +0.3%
2009 0.323 -7.7%
2010 0.352 +9.0%
2011 0.352 +0.0%
2012 0.352 +0.0%
2013 0.379 +7.7%
2014 0.435 +14.8%
2015 0.597 +37.2%
2016 0.591 -1.0%
2017 0.609 +3.0%
2018 0.597 -2.0%
2019 0.57 -4.5%
2020 0.575 +0.9%
2021 0.571 -0.7%
2022 0.555 -2.8%
2023 0.776 +39.8%
2024 0.769 -0.9%
2025 0.749 -2.6%

Fiji compared with similar countries

  • Fiji's 0.749 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6145, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Fiji's 0.749 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6895, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.4974 0.396 0.565 10
1910s 0.565 0.565 0.565 10
1920s 0.565 0.565 0.565 10
1930s 0.565 0.565 0.565 10
1940s 0.565 0.565 0.565 10
1950s 0.574 0.574 0.574 10
1960s 0.574 0.574 0.574 10
1970s 0.701 0.701 0.701 10
1980s 0.6108 0.381 0.701 10
1990s 0.6251 0.416 0.706 10
2000s 0.509 0.323 0.641 10
2010s 0.4834 0.352 0.609 10
2020s 0.6658 0.555 0.776 6

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 69 United States 0.754 compare
  2. 71 Romania 0.747 compare
  3. 72 Nepal 0.746 compare
  4. 73 Senegal 0.743 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Fiji?
Liberal political institutions index in Fiji was 0.749 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 0.776 in 2023.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 0.323 in 2009.
How does Fiji rank for liberal political institutions index?
Fiji ranks 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Fiji 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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