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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Italy

Italy: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.866 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.866
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
34th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.921
in 2017
All-time low
0.115
in 1943
Years of data
211
1815–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Italy, 1815–2025

0.20.40.60.81181519202025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal political institutions index in Italy is 0.866, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Italy peaked at 0.921 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.115, in 1943.

Italy ranks 34th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 211 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Italy, year by year

Year Value Change
1815 0.242 —
1816 0.242 +0.0%
1817 0.242 +0.0%
1818 0.242 +0.0%
1819 0.242 +0.0%
1820 0.242 +0.0%
1821 0.242 +0.0%
1822 0.242 +0.0%
1823 0.242 +0.0%
1824 0.242 +0.0%
1825 0.242 +0.0%
1826 0.242 +0.0%
1827 0.242 +0.0%
1828 0.242 +0.0%
1829 0.242 +0.0%
1830 0.242 +0.0%
1831 0.263 +8.7%
1832 0.263 +0.0%
1833 0.263 +0.0%
1834 0.263 +0.0%
1835 0.263 +0.0%
1836 0.263 +0.0%
1837 0.263 +0.0%
1838 0.263 +0.0%
1839 0.263 +0.0%
1840 0.263 +0.0%
1841 0.263 +0.0%
1842 0.263 +0.0%
1843 0.263 +0.0%
1844 0.263 +0.0%
1845 0.263 +0.0%
1846 0.263 +0.0%
1847 0.263 +0.0%
1848 0.36 +36.9%
1849 0.388 +7.8%
1850 0.393 +1.3%
1851 0.393 +0.0%
1852 0.393 +0.0%
1853 0.393 +0.0%
1854 0.393 +0.0%
1855 0.393 +0.0%
1856 0.393 +0.0%
1857 0.393 +0.0%
1858 0.393 +0.0%
1859 0.393 +0.0%
1860 0.393 +0.0%
1861 0.393 +0.0%
1862 0.601 +52.9%
1863 0.601 +0.0%
1864 0.601 +0.0%
1865 0.601 +0.0%
1866 0.601 +0.0%
1867 0.601 +0.0%
1868 0.601 +0.0%
1869 0.601 +0.0%
1870 0.601 +0.0%
1871 0.623 +3.7%
1872 0.623 +0.0%
1873 0.623 +0.0%
1874 0.623 +0.0%
1875 0.623 +0.0%
1876 0.623 +0.0%
1877 0.623 +0.0%
1878 0.621 -0.3%
1879 0.621 +0.0%
1880 0.622 +0.2%
1881 0.622 +0.0%
1882 0.622 +0.0%
1883 0.622 +0.0%
1884 0.622 +0.0%
1885 0.622 +0.0%
1886 0.622 +0.0%
1887 0.622 +0.0%
1888 0.617 -0.8%
1889 0.617 +0.0%
1890 0.611 -1.0%
1891 0.611 +0.0%
1892 0.61 -0.2%
1893 0.61 +0.0%
1894 0.61 +0.0%
1895 0.61 +0.0%
1896 0.61 +0.0%
1897 0.61 +0.0%
1898 0.591 -3.1%
1899 0.591 +0.0%
1900 0.635 +7.4%
1901 0.636 +0.2%
1902 0.638 +0.3%
1903 0.638 +0.0%
1904 0.638 +0.0%
1905 0.638 +0.0%
1906 0.638 +0.0%
1907 0.638 +0.0%
1908 0.641 +0.5%
1909 0.641 +0.0%
1910 0.641 +0.0%
1911 0.641 +0.0%
1912 0.641 +0.0%
1913 0.64 -0.2%
1914 0.625 -2.3%
1915 0.591 -5.4%
1916 0.59 -0.2%
1917 0.589 -0.2%
1918 0.59 +0.2%
1919 0.644 +9.2%
1920 0.647 +0.5%
1921 0.647 +0.0%
1922 0.588 -9.1%
1923 0.295 -49.8%
1924 0.27 -8.5%
1925 0.167 -38.1%
1926 0.126 -24.6%
1927 0.125 -0.8%
1928 0.124 -0.8%
1929 0.119 -4.0%
1930 0.121 +1.7%
1931 0.121 +0.0%
1932 0.121 +0.0%
1933 0.122 +0.8%
1934 0.122 +0.0%
1935 0.122 +0.0%
1936 0.122 +0.0%
1937 0.122 +0.0%
1938 0.116 -4.9%
1939 0.117 +0.9%
1940 0.124 +6.0%
1941 0.124 +0.0%
1942 0.124 +0.0%
1943 0.115 -7.3%
1944 0.332 +188.7%
1945 0.401 +20.8%
1946 0.72 +79.6%
1947 0.763 +6.0%
1948 0.798 +4.6%
1949 0.796 -0.3%
1950 0.796 +0.0%
1951 0.796 +0.0%
1952 0.796 +0.0%
1953 0.796 +0.0%
1954 0.796 +0.0%
1955 0.796 +0.0%
1956 0.836 +5.0%
1957 0.836 +0.0%
1958 0.836 +0.0%
1959 0.836 +0.0%
1960 0.837 +0.1%
1961 0.837 +0.0%
1962 0.841 +0.5%
1963 0.848 +0.8%
1964 0.848 +0.0%
1965 0.848 +0.0%
1966 0.848 +0.0%
1967 0.848 +0.0%
1968 0.854 +0.7%
1969 0.852 -0.2%
1970 0.865 +1.5%
1971 0.866 +0.1%
1972 0.866 +0.0%
1973 0.865 -0.1%
1974 0.865 +0.0%
1975 0.871 +0.7%
1976 0.877 +0.7%
1977 0.88 +0.3%
1978 0.88 +0.0%
1979 0.88 +0.0%
1980 0.884 +0.5%
1981 0.888 +0.5%
1982 0.887 -0.1%
1983 0.887 +0.0%
1984 0.887 +0.0%
1985 0.887 +0.0%
1986 0.887 +0.0%
1987 0.887 +0.0%
1988 0.887 +0.0%
1989 0.887 +0.0%
1990 0.895 +0.9%
1991 0.895 +0.0%
1992 0.904 +1.0%
1993 0.902 -0.2%
1994 0.899 -0.3%
1995 0.904 +0.6%
1996 0.904 +0.0%
1997 0.904 +0.0%
1998 0.904 +0.0%
1999 0.904 +0.0%
2000 0.904 +0.0%
2001 0.901 -0.3%
2002 0.903 +0.2%
2003 0.907 +0.4%
2004 0.907 +0.0%
2005 0.907 +0.0%
2006 0.917 +1.1%
2007 0.913 -0.4%
2008 0.901 -1.3%
2009 0.908 +0.8%
2010 0.909 +0.1%
2011 0.917 +0.9%
2012 0.914 -0.3%
2013 0.917 +0.3%
2014 0.917 +0.0%
2015 0.917 +0.0%
2016 0.917 +0.0%
2017 0.921 +0.4%
2018 0.915 -0.7%
2019 0.918 +0.3%
2020 0.907 -1.2%
2021 0.908 +0.1%
2022 0.913 +0.6%
2023 0.913 +0.0%
2024 0.881 -3.5%
2025 0.866 -1.7%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.866 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.866 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
1810s 0.242 0.242 0.242 5
1820s 0.242 0.242 0.242 10
1830s 0.2609 0.242 0.263 10
1840s 0.2852 0.263 0.388 10
1850s 0.393 0.393 0.393 10
1860s 0.5594 0.393 0.601 10
1870s 0.6204 0.601 0.623 10
1880s 0.621 0.617 0.622 10
1890s 0.6064 0.591 0.611 10
1900s 0.6381 0.635 0.641 10
1910s 0.6192 0.589 0.644 10
1920s 0.3108 0.119 0.647 10
1930s 0.1206 0.116 0.122 10
1940s 0.4297 0.115 0.798 10
1950s 0.812 0.796 0.836 10
1960s 0.8461 0.837 0.854 10
1970s 0.8715 0.865 0.88 10
1980s 0.8868 0.884 0.888 10
1990s 0.9015 0.895 0.904 10
2000s 0.9068 0.901 0.917 10
2010s 0.9162 0.909 0.921 10
2020s 0.898 0.866 0.913 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 31 Canada 0.872 compare
  2. 32 Croatia 0.871 compare
  3. 32 Portugal 0.871 compare
  4. 35 Cyprus 0.861 compare
  5. 36 South Africa 0.858 compare
  6. 37 Vanuatu 0.857 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Italy?
Liberal political institutions index in Italy was 0.866 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.921 in 2017.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.115 in 1943.
How does Italy rank for liberal political institutions index?
Italy ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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