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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Mexico

Mexico: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.359 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.359
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
124th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.679
in 2000
All-time low
0.107
in 1821
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Mexico, 1789–2025

0.20.40.6178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal political institutions index in Mexico is 0.359, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Mexico peaked at 0.679 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.107, in 1821.

Mexico ranks 124th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Mexico, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.172 —
1790 0.172 +0.0%
1791 0.172 +0.0%
1792 0.172 +0.0%
1793 0.172 +0.0%
1794 0.172 +0.0%
1795 0.172 +0.0%
1796 0.172 +0.0%
1797 0.172 +0.0%
1798 0.172 +0.0%
1799 0.172 +0.0%
1800 0.172 +0.0%
1801 0.172 +0.0%
1802 0.172 +0.0%
1803 0.172 +0.0%
1804 0.172 +0.0%
1805 0.172 +0.0%
1806 0.172 +0.0%
1807 0.172 +0.0%
1808 0.172 +0.0%
1809 0.189 +9.9%
1810 0.183 -3.2%
1811 0.183 +0.0%
1812 0.192 +4.9%
1813 0.188 -2.1%
1814 0.188 +0.0%
1815 0.188 +0.0%
1816 0.187 -0.5%
1817 0.187 +0.0%
1818 0.187 +0.0%
1819 0.187 +0.0%
1820 0.11 -41.2%
1821 0.107 -2.7%
1822 0.362 +238.3%
1823 0.362 +0.0%
1824 0.403 +11.3%
1825 0.422 +4.7%
1826 0.422 +0.0%
1827 0.422 +0.0%
1828 0.422 +0.0%
1829 0.422 +0.0%
1830 0.407 -3.6%
1831 0.407 +0.0%
1832 0.407 +0.0%
1833 0.407 +0.0%
1834 0.407 +0.0%
1835 0.407 +0.0%
1836 0.436 +7.1%
1837 0.436 +0.0%
1838 0.436 +0.0%
1839 0.436 +0.0%
1840 0.475 +8.9%
1841 0.387 -18.5%
1842 0.387 +0.0%
1843 0.446 +15.2%
1844 0.446 +0.0%
1845 0.446 +0.0%
1846 0.388 -13.0%
1847 0.388 +0.0%
1848 0.388 +0.0%
1849 0.388 +0.0%
1850 0.357 -8.0%
1851 0.357 +0.0%
1852 0.357 +0.0%
1853 0.357 +0.0%
1854 0.382 +7.0%
1855 0.382 +0.0%
1856 0.391 +2.4%
1857 0.368 -5.9%
1858 0.349 -5.2%
1859 0.349 +0.0%
1860 0.36 +3.2%
1861 0.363 +0.8%
1862 0.363 +0.0%
1863 0.363 +0.0%
1864 0.363 +0.0%
1865 0.165 -54.5%
1866 0.165 +0.0%
1867 0.319 +93.3%
1868 0.321 +0.6%
1869 0.321 +0.0%
1870 0.324 +0.9%
1871 0.324 +0.0%
1872 0.324 +0.0%
1873 0.324 +0.0%
1874 0.324 +0.0%
1875 0.324 +0.0%
1876 0.257 -20.7%
1877 0.185 -28.0%
1878 0.185 +0.0%
1879 0.185 +0.0%
1880 0.185 +0.0%
1881 0.185 +0.0%
1882 0.185 +0.0%
1883 0.185 +0.0%
1884 0.185 +0.0%
1885 0.185 +0.0%
1886 0.185 +0.0%
1887 0.185 +0.0%
1888 0.185 +0.0%
1889 0.185 +0.0%
1890 0.185 +0.0%
1891 0.185 +0.0%
1892 0.185 +0.0%
1893 0.185 +0.0%
1894 0.185 +0.0%
1895 0.185 +0.0%
1896 0.185 +0.0%
1897 0.185 +0.0%
1898 0.185 +0.0%
1899 0.185 +0.0%
1900 0.186 +0.5%
1901 0.186 +0.0%
1902 0.186 +0.0%
1903 0.186 +0.0%
1904 0.186 +0.0%
1905 0.186 +0.0%
1906 0.186 +0.0%
1907 0.186 +0.0%
1908 0.186 +0.0%
1909 0.186 +0.0%
1910 0.178 -4.3%
1911 0.231 +29.8%
1912 0.239 +3.5%
1913 0.193 -19.2%
1914 0.131 -32.1%
1915 0.135 +3.1%
1916 0.142 +5.2%
1917 0.297 +109.2%
1918 0.295 -0.7%
1919 0.295 +0.0%
1920 0.285 -3.4%
1921 0.305 +7.0%
1922 0.305 +0.0%
1923 0.304 -0.3%
1924 0.303 -0.3%
1925 0.292 -3.6%
1926 0.289 -1.0%
1927 0.289 +0.0%
1928 0.276 -4.5%
1929 0.237 -14.1%
1930 0.259 +9.3%
1931 0.259 +0.0%
1932 0.265 +2.3%
1933 0.256 -3.4%
1934 0.25 -2.3%
1935 0.244 -2.4%
1936 0.244 +0.0%
1937 0.25 +2.5%
1938 0.25 +0.0%
1939 0.254 +1.6%
1940 0.263 +3.5%
1941 0.263 +0.0%
1942 0.263 +0.0%
1943 0.263 +0.0%
1944 0.263 +0.0%
1945 0.263 +0.0%
1946 0.263 +0.0%
1947 0.263 +0.0%
1948 0.263 +0.0%
1949 0.263 +0.0%
1950 0.263 +0.0%
1951 0.263 +0.0%
1952 0.263 +0.0%
1953 0.263 +0.0%
1954 0.267 +1.5%
1955 0.267 +0.0%
1956 0.267 +0.0%
1957 0.267 +0.0%
1958 0.264 -1.1%
1959 0.264 +0.0%
1960 0.266 +0.8%
1961 0.266 +0.0%
1962 0.266 +0.0%
1963 0.266 +0.0%
1964 0.26 -2.3%
1965 0.26 +0.0%
1966 0.26 +0.0%
1967 0.26 +0.0%
1968 0.26 +0.0%
1969 0.26 +0.0%
1970 0.26 +0.0%
1971 0.26 +0.0%
1972 0.26 +0.0%
1973 0.26 +0.0%
1974 0.26 +0.0%
1975 0.263 +1.2%
1976 0.263 +0.0%
1977 0.279 +6.1%
1978 0.279 +0.0%
1979 0.279 +0.0%
1980 0.279 +0.0%
1981 0.28 +0.4%
1982 0.292 +4.3%
1983 0.302 +3.4%
1984 0.302 +0.0%
1985 0.302 +0.0%
1986 0.302 +0.0%
1987 0.306 +1.3%
1988 0.324 +5.9%
1989 0.341 +5.2%
1990 0.355 +4.1%
1991 0.36 +1.4%
1992 0.366 +1.7%
1993 0.366 +0.0%
1994 0.464 +26.8%
1995 0.489 +5.4%
1996 0.489 +0.0%
1997 0.555 +13.5%
1998 0.565 +1.8%
1999 0.565 +0.0%
2000 0.679 +20.2%
2001 0.673 -0.9%
2002 0.673 +0.0%
2003 0.672 -0.1%
2004 0.672 +0.0%
2005 0.672 +0.0%
2006 0.668 -0.6%
2007 0.665 -0.4%
2008 0.665 +0.0%
2009 0.667 +0.3%
2010 0.665 -0.3%
2011 0.665 +0.0%
2012 0.66 -0.8%
2013 0.625 -5.3%
2014 0.628 +0.5%
2015 0.619 -1.4%
2016 0.625 +1.0%
2017 0.644 +3.0%
2018 0.614 -4.7%
2019 0.555 -9.6%
2020 0.541 -2.5%
2021 0.522 -3.5%
2022 0.485 -7.1%
2023 0.47 -3.1%
2024 0.39 -17.0%
2025 0.359 -7.9%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.359 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6145, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.359 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.736, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.172 0.172 0.172 1
1790s 0.172 0.172 0.172 10
1800s 0.1737 0.172 0.189 10
1810s 0.187 0.183 0.192 10
1820s 0.3454 0.107 0.422 10
1830s 0.4186 0.407 0.436 10
1840s 0.4139 0.387 0.475 10
1850s 0.3649 0.349 0.391 10
1860s 0.3103 0.165 0.363 10
1870s 0.2756 0.185 0.324 10
1880s 0.185 0.185 0.185 10
1890s 0.185 0.185 0.185 10
1900s 0.186 0.186 0.186 10
1910s 0.2136 0.131 0.297 10
1920s 0.2885 0.237 0.305 10
1930s 0.2531 0.244 0.265 10
1940s 0.263 0.263 0.263 10
1950s 0.2648 0.263 0.267 10
1960s 0.2624 0.26 0.266 10
1970s 0.2663 0.26 0.279 10
1980s 0.303 0.279 0.341 10
1990s 0.4574 0.355 0.565 10
2000s 0.6706 0.665 0.679 10
2010s 0.63 0.555 0.665 10
2020s 0.4612 0.359 0.541 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Mexico?
Liberal political institutions index in Mexico was 0.359 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.679 in 2000.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.107 in 1821.
How does Mexico rank for liberal political institutions index?
Mexico ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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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