Liberal Political Institutions Index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.04 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.04
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
173rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.572
in 1953
All-time low
0.04
in 2025
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Liberal Political Institutions Index in Myanmar, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.04 for liberal political institutions index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Myanmar peaked at 0.572 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 2025.
That places Myanmar 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liberal Political Institutions Index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.14 | — |
| 1790 | 0.119 | -15.0% |
| 1791 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.131 | +10.1% |
| 1793 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.137 | +4.6% |
| 1867 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.289 | +110.9% |
| 1887 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.319 | +10.4% |
| 1892 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.332 | +4.1% |
| 1901 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.343 | +3.3% |
| 1923 | 0.391 | +14.0% |
| 1924 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.39 | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.255 | -34.6% |
| 1943 | 0.221 | -13.3% |
| 1944 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.255 | +15.4% |
| 1946 | 0.353 | +38.4% |
| 1947 | 0.358 | +1.4% |
| 1948 | 0.409 | +14.2% |
| 1949 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.554 | +35.5% |
| 1953 | 0.572 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.568 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.566 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.567 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.554 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.155 | -72.0% |
| 1963 | 0.052 | -66.5% |
| 1964 | 0.047 | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.046 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.041 | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.047 | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 0.058 | +23.4% |
| 1976 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.041 | -29.3% |
| 1989 | 0.043 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.042 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.045 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.041 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.044 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.045 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.092 | +104.4% |
| 2011 | 0.281 | +205.4% |
| 2012 | 0.289 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.312 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.327 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.364 | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.454 | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 0.459 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.478 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.488 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.498 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.048 | -90.4% |
| 2022 | 0.041 | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.042 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.041 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.04 | -2.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.04 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.446, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.04 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6895, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1286 | 0.119 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.131 | 0.131 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.131 | 0.131 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.131 | 0.131 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.131 | 0.131 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.131 | 0.131 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.131 | 0.131 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1334 | 0.131 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.137 | 0.137 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1978 | 0.137 | 0.289 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.316 | 0.289 | 0.319 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.332 | 0.332 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.332 | 0.332 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3744 | 0.332 | 0.391 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3905 | 0.39 | 0.391 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3261 | 0.221 | 0.409 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5366 | 0.409 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1585 | 0.041 | 0.567 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0501 | 0.041 | 0.058 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0548 | 0.041 | 0.058 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0.042 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0445 | 0.041 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3544 | 0.092 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1183 | 0.04 | 0.498 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 170 Belarus 0.086 compare
- 171 Turkmenistan 0.078 compare
- 172 Afghanistan 0.055 compare
- 174 North Korea 0.034 compare
- 175 Nicaragua 0.023 compare
- 176 Eritrea 0.019 compare
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liberal political institutions index in Myanmar?
- Liberal political institutions index in Myanmar was 0.04 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.572 in 1953.
- What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for liberal political institutions index?
- Myanmar ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.