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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Slovakia

Slovakia: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.759 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.759
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
65th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.918
in 2022
All-time low
0.054
in 1952
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Slovakia, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal political institutions index in Slovakia is 0.759, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Slovakia peaked at 0.918 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.054, in 1952.

That places Slovakia 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Slovakia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.258 —
1790 0.258 +0.0%
1791 0.258 +0.0%
1792 0.258 +0.0%
1793 0.258 +0.0%
1794 0.258 +0.0%
1795 0.258 +0.0%
1796 0.258 +0.0%
1797 0.258 +0.0%
1798 0.258 +0.0%
1799 0.258 +0.0%
1800 0.258 +0.0%
1801 0.258 +0.0%
1802 0.258 +0.0%
1803 0.258 +0.0%
1804 0.258 +0.0%
1805 0.258 +0.0%
1806 0.258 +0.0%
1807 0.258 +0.0%
1808 0.258 +0.0%
1809 0.258 +0.0%
1810 0.258 +0.0%
1811 0.258 +0.0%
1812 0.258 +0.0%
1813 0.258 +0.0%
1814 0.258 +0.0%
1815 0.258 +0.0%
1816 0.258 +0.0%
1817 0.258 +0.0%
1818 0.258 +0.0%
1819 0.258 +0.0%
1820 0.266 +3.1%
1821 0.266 +0.0%
1822 0.266 +0.0%
1823 0.266 +0.0%
1824 0.266 +0.0%
1825 0.266 +0.0%
1826 0.266 +0.0%
1827 0.266 +0.0%
1828 0.266 +0.0%
1829 0.266 +0.0%
1830 0.266 +0.0%
1831 0.266 +0.0%
1832 0.266 +0.0%
1833 0.266 +0.0%
1834 0.266 +0.0%
1835 0.266 +0.0%
1836 0.266 +0.0%
1837 0.266 +0.0%
1838 0.266 +0.0%
1839 0.266 +0.0%
1840 0.271 +1.9%
1841 0.271 +0.0%
1842 0.271 +0.0%
1843 0.271 +0.0%
1844 0.274 +1.1%
1845 0.274 +0.0%
1846 0.274 +0.0%
1847 0.274 +0.0%
1848 0.513 +87.2%
1849 0.45 -12.3%
1850 0.253 -43.8%
1851 0.239 -5.5%
1852 0.239 +0.0%
1853 0.239 +0.0%
1854 0.239 +0.0%
1855 0.249 +4.2%
1856 0.249 +0.0%
1857 0.269 +8.0%
1858 0.279 +3.7%
1859 0.279 +0.0%
1860 0.288 +3.2%
1861 0.313 +8.7%
1862 0.348 +11.2%
1863 0.307 -11.8%
1864 0.307 +0.0%
1865 0.307 +0.0%
1866 0.308 +0.3%
1867 0.597 +93.8%
1868 0.603 +1.0%
1869 0.618 +2.5%
1870 0.614 -0.6%
1871 0.606 -1.3%
1872 0.606 +0.0%
1873 0.606 +0.0%
1874 0.606 +0.0%
1875 0.602 -0.7%
1876 0.602 +0.0%
1877 0.602 +0.0%
1878 0.602 +0.0%
1879 0.602 +0.0%
1880 0.602 +0.0%
1881 0.602 +0.0%
1882 0.602 +0.0%
1883 0.602 +0.0%
1884 0.602 +0.0%
1885 0.602 +0.0%
1886 0.602 +0.0%
1887 0.602 +0.0%
1888 0.602 +0.0%
1889 0.602 +0.0%
1890 0.602 +0.0%
1891 0.602 +0.0%
1892 0.602 +0.0%
1893 0.602 +0.0%
1894 0.604 +0.3%
1895 0.602 -0.3%
1896 0.602 +0.0%
1897 0.602 +0.0%
1898 0.602 +0.0%
1899 0.602 +0.0%
1900 0.602 +0.0%
1901 0.602 +0.0%
1902 0.602 +0.0%
1903 0.602 +0.0%
1904 0.602 +0.0%
1905 0.594 -1.3%
1906 0.594 +0.0%
1907 0.599 +0.8%
1908 0.599 +0.0%
1909 0.599 +0.0%
1910 0.599 +0.0%
1911 0.599 +0.0%
1912 0.599 +0.0%
1913 0.599 +0.0%
1914 0.584 -2.5%
1915 0.584 +0.0%
1916 0.584 +0.0%
1917 0.584 +0.0%
1918 0.578 -1.0%
1919 0.748 +29.4%
1920 0.748 +0.0%
1921 0.748 +0.0%
1922 0.748 +0.0%
1923 0.748 +0.0%
1924 0.748 +0.0%
1925 0.748 +0.0%
1926 0.748 +0.0%
1927 0.748 +0.0%
1928 0.748 +0.0%
1929 0.748 +0.0%
1930 0.748 +0.0%
1931 0.748 +0.0%
1932 0.748 +0.0%
1933 0.747 -0.1%
1934 0.747 +0.0%
1935 0.746 -0.1%
1936 0.746 +0.0%
1937 0.746 +0.0%
1938 0.717 -3.9%
1939 0.136 -81.0%
1940 0.13 -4.4%
1941 0.128 -1.5%
1942 0.128 +0.0%
1943 0.128 +0.0%
1944 0.127 -0.8%
1945 0.192 +51.2%
1946 0.358 +86.5%
1947 0.355 -0.8%
1948 0.109 -69.3%
1949 0.062 -43.1%
1950 0.058 -6.5%
1951 0.058 +0.0%
1952 0.054 -6.9%
1953 0.054 +0.0%
1954 0.073 +35.2%
1955 0.073 +0.0%
1956 0.086 +17.8%
1957 0.089 +3.5%
1958 0.089 +0.0%
1959 0.089 +0.0%
1960 0.111 +24.7%
1961 0.122 +9.9%
1962 0.122 +0.0%
1963 0.124 +1.6%
1964 0.124 +0.0%
1965 0.123 -0.8%
1966 0.123 +0.0%
1967 0.125 +1.6%
1968 0.163 +30.4%
1969 0.155 -4.9%
1970 0.131 -15.5%
1971 0.131 +0.0%
1972 0.125 -4.6%
1973 0.125 +0.0%
1974 0.125 +0.0%
1975 0.125 +0.0%
1976 0.125 +0.0%
1977 0.125 +0.0%
1978 0.125 +0.0%
1979 0.125 +0.0%
1980 0.13 +4.0%
1981 0.131 +0.8%
1982 0.131 +0.0%
1983 0.131 +0.0%
1984 0.131 +0.0%
1985 0.135 +3.1%
1986 0.135 +0.0%
1987 0.135 +0.0%
1988 0.135 +0.0%
1989 0.16 +18.5%
1990 0.899 +461.9%
1991 0.9 +0.1%
1992 0.912 +1.3%
1993 0.835 -8.4%
1994 0.743 -11.0%
1995 0.74 -0.4%
1996 0.738 -0.3%
1997 0.742 +0.5%
1998 0.806 +8.6%
1999 0.882 +9.4%
2000 0.882 +0.0%
2001 0.882 +0.0%
2002 0.882 +0.0%
2003 0.886 +0.5%
2004 0.886 +0.0%
2005 0.886 +0.0%
2006 0.886 +0.0%
2007 0.882 -0.5%
2008 0.878 -0.5%
2009 0.877 -0.1%
2010 0.885 +0.9%
2011 0.887 +0.2%
2012 0.875 -1.4%
2013 0.868 -0.8%
2014 0.864 -0.5%
2015 0.86 -0.5%
2016 0.863 +0.3%
2017 0.856 -0.8%
2018 0.856 +0.0%
2019 0.875 +2.2%
2020 0.906 +3.5%
2021 0.908 +0.2%
2022 0.918 +1.1%
2023 0.9 -2.0%
2024 0.77 -14.4%
2025 0.759 -1.4%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 0.759 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 0.759 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8415, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.258 0.258 0.258 1
1790s 0.258 0.258 0.258 10
1800s 0.258 0.258 0.258 10
1810s 0.258 0.258 0.258 10
1820s 0.266 0.266 0.266 10
1830s 0.266 0.266 0.266 10
1840s 0.3143 0.271 0.513 10
1850s 0.2534 0.239 0.279 10
1860s 0.3996 0.288 0.618 10
1870s 0.6048 0.602 0.614 10
1880s 0.602 0.602 0.602 10
1890s 0.6022 0.602 0.604 10
1900s 0.5995 0.594 0.602 10
1910s 0.6058 0.578 0.748 10
1920s 0.748 0.748 0.748 10
1930s 0.6829 0.136 0.748 10
1940s 0.1717 0.062 0.358 10
1950s 0.0723 0.054 0.089 10
1960s 0.1292 0.111 0.163 10
1970s 0.1262 0.125 0.131 10
1980s 0.1354 0.13 0.16 10
1990s 0.8197 0.738 0.912 10
2000s 0.8827 0.877 0.886 10
2010s 0.8689 0.856 0.887 10
2020s 0.8602 0.759 0.918 6

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 62 Botswana 0.764 compare
  2. 62 Mongolia 0.764 compare
  3. 64 Lesotho 0.76 compare
  4. 66 Jordan 0.757 compare
  5. 66 Solomon Islands 0.757 compare
  6. 66 Sri Lanka 0.757 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Slovakia?
Liberal political institutions index in Slovakia was 0.759 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2022.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.054 in 1952.
How does Slovakia rank for liberal political institutions index?
Slovakia ranks 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovakia 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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