Liberal political institutions by country
Central estimate of whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions.
Countries reporting
73
Highest
1
Netherlands
Lowest
0
Mongolia
Median
1
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
29,207
What the numbers show
Liberal political institutions is currently reported for 73 countries. The highest value is 1 in Netherlands; the lowest is 0 in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 0.7123.
Liberal political institutions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Taiwan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 53 | Hungary | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Benin | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Tunisia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Tanzania | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | United States | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Venezuela | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Suriname | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Greece | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Zambia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Argentina | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Slovakia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Moldova | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Bhutan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Botswana | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Albania | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Peru | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Nepal | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Kenya | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Mongolia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Central estimate of whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions.