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Liberal Political Institutions Index in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.904 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.904
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
25th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.94
in 2000
All-time low
0.671
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in United Kingdom, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.904 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in United Kingdom peaked at 0.94 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.671, in 1789.

That places United Kingdom 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.671 0.671 0.671 1
1790s 0.6766 0.671 0.685 10
1800s 0.6868 0.685 0.687 10
1810s 0.687 0.687 0.687 10
1820s 0.687 0.687 0.687 10
1830s 0.7382 0.711 0.761 10
1840s 0.7634 0.761 0.765 10
1850s 0.765 0.765 0.765 10
1860s 0.7824 0.765 0.789 10
1870s 0.7994 0.794 0.8 10
1880s 0.8251 0.809 0.832 10
1890s 0.832 0.832 0.832 10
1900s 0.841 0.841 0.841 10
1910s 0.8372 0.831 0.844 10
1920s 0.8492 0.846 0.854 10
1930s 0.8452 0.838 0.854 10
1940s 0.8444 0.829 0.865 10
1950s 0.8634 0.863 0.865 10
1960s 0.879 0.863 0.89 10
1970s 0.9009 0.893 0.904 10
1980s 0.9148 0.904 0.916 10
1990s 0.9314 0.922 0.938 10
2000s 0.9372 0.936 0.94 10
2010s 0.9331 0.93 0.936 10
2020s 0.9123 0.904 0.922 6

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 22 Brazil 0.908 compare
  2. 22 Latvia 0.908 compare
  3. 24 Japan 0.905 compare
  4. 26 Iceland 0.9 compare
  5. 27 Luxembourg 0.893 compare
  6. 28 Belgium 0.887 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in United Kingdom?
Liberal political institutions index in United Kingdom was 0.904 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2000.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.671 in 1789.
How does United Kingdom rank for liberal political institutions index?
United Kingdom ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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About this data

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.