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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.757 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.757
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
66th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.769
in 2018
All-time low
0.516
in 2009
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.757 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.769 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.516, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.682 —
1901 0.682 +0.0%
1902 0.682 +0.0%
1903 0.682 +0.0%
1904 0.682 +0.0%
1905 0.682 +0.0%
1906 0.682 +0.0%
1907 0.682 +0.0%
1908 0.682 +0.0%
1909 0.682 +0.0%
1910 0.707 +3.7%
1911 0.707 +0.0%
1912 0.707 +0.0%
1913 0.707 +0.0%
1914 0.707 +0.0%
1915 0.707 +0.0%
1916 0.707 +0.0%
1917 0.707 +0.0%
1918 0.707 +0.0%
1919 0.707 +0.0%
1920 0.721 +2.0%
1921 0.721 +0.0%
1922 0.721 +0.0%
1923 0.721 +0.0%
1924 0.721 +0.0%
1925 0.721 +0.0%
1926 0.721 +0.0%
1927 0.721 +0.0%
1928 0.721 +0.0%
1929 0.721 +0.0%
1930 0.721 +0.0%
1931 0.721 +0.0%
1932 0.721 +0.0%
1933 0.721 +0.0%
1934 0.721 +0.0%
1935 0.721 +0.0%
1936 0.721 +0.0%
1937 0.721 +0.0%
1938 0.721 +0.0%
1939 0.721 +0.0%
1940 0.721 +0.0%
1941 0.721 +0.0%
1942 0.721 +0.0%
1943 0.721 +0.0%
1944 0.721 +0.0%
1945 0.721 +0.0%
1946 0.721 +0.0%
1947 0.703 -2.5%
1948 0.759 +8.0%
1949 0.766 +0.9%
1950 0.764 -0.3%
1951 0.764 +0.0%
1952 0.764 +0.0%
1953 0.764 +0.0%
1954 0.764 +0.0%
1955 0.763 -0.1%
1956 0.748 -2.0%
1957 0.755 +0.9%
1958 0.751 -0.5%
1959 0.734 -2.3%
1960 0.734 +0.0%
1961 0.734 +0.0%
1962 0.734 +0.0%
1963 0.734 +0.0%
1964 0.734 +0.0%
1965 0.734 +0.0%
1966 0.733 -0.1%
1967 0.733 +0.0%
1968 0.733 +0.0%
1969 0.733 +0.0%
1970 0.72 -1.8%
1971 0.691 -4.0%
1972 0.691 +0.0%
1973 0.692 +0.1%
1974 0.694 +0.3%
1975 0.7 +0.9%
1976 0.7 +0.0%
1977 0.699 -0.1%
1978 0.615 -12.0%
1979 0.619 +0.7%
1980 0.588 -5.0%
1981 0.588 +0.0%
1982 0.588 +0.0%
1983 0.571 -2.9%
1984 0.563 -1.4%
1985 0.563 +0.0%
1986 0.554 -1.6%
1987 0.533 -3.8%
1988 0.525 -1.5%
1989 0.52 -1.0%
1990 0.525 +1.0%
1991 0.53 +1.0%
1992 0.546 +3.0%
1993 0.546 +0.0%
1994 0.568 +4.0%
1995 0.57 +0.4%
1996 0.57 +0.0%
1997 0.57 +0.0%
1998 0.57 +0.0%
1999 0.57 +0.0%
2000 0.57 +0.0%
2001 0.572 +0.4%
2002 0.572 +0.0%
2003 0.572 +0.0%
2004 0.572 +0.0%
2005 0.553 -3.3%
2006 0.536 -3.1%
2007 0.526 -1.9%
2008 0.522 -0.8%
2009 0.516 -1.1%
2010 0.52 +0.8%
2011 0.52 +0.0%
2012 0.522 +0.4%
2013 0.545 +4.4%
2014 0.543 -0.4%
2015 0.683 +25.8%
2016 0.729 +6.7%
2017 0.729 +0.0%
2018 0.769 +5.5%
2019 0.752 -2.2%
2020 0.597 -20.6%
2021 0.636 +6.5%
2022 0.696 +9.4%
2023 0.694 -0.3%
2024 0.703 +1.3%
2025 0.757 +7.7%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.757 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6145, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0.757 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7305, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.682 0.682 0.682 10
1910s 0.707 0.707 0.707 10
1920s 0.721 0.721 0.721 10
1930s 0.721 0.721 0.721 10
1940s 0.7275 0.703 0.766 10
1950s 0.7571 0.734 0.764 10
1960s 0.7336 0.733 0.734 10
1970s 0.6821 0.615 0.72 10
1980s 0.5593 0.52 0.588 10
1990s 0.5565 0.525 0.57 10
2000s 0.5511 0.516 0.572 10
2010s 0.6312 0.52 0.769 10
2020s 0.6805 0.597 0.757 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 64 Lesotho 0.76 compare
  2. 65 Slovakia 0.759 compare
  3. 66 Jordan 0.757 compare
  4. 66 Solomon Islands 0.757 compare
  5. 69 United States 0.754 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Sri Lanka?
Liberal political institutions index in Sri Lanka was 0.757 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.769 in 2018.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.516 in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for liberal political institutions index?
Sri Lanka ranks 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.