Political Participation Index by country
Indicates the extent to which elections are free and fair, democratically elected leaders have the effective power to govern, and citizen have the freedoms of association and expression.
Countries reporting
128
Highest
10
Chile
Lowest
1
Turkmenistan
Median
4.62
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,394
What the numbers show
Political Participation Index is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 10 in Chile; the lowest is 1 in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.62, and the mean is 4.87.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 114.3%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 81.8%).
Political Participation Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 10 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 10 | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 9.75 | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 4 | Latvia | 9.75 | 2025 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 4 | Uruguay | 9.75 | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 4 | Taiwan | 9.75 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Czechia | 9.5 | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 8 | Slovakia | 9.5 | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 9.5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | Jamaica | 9.25 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 9 | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 8.75 | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 13 | Botswana | 8.75 | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 8.75 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 16 | Ghana | 8.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Argentina | 8.25 | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 8.25 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 19 | Albania | 8 | 2025 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 19 | Bolivia | 8 | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 8 | 2025 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 19 | South Africa | 8 | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 23 | Armenia | 7.75 | 2025 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 23 | South Korea | 7.75 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 23 | Lesotho | 7.75 | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 23 | Moldova | 7.75 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 23 | Montenegro | 7.75 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 23 | Mauritius | 7.75 | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 23 | Namibia | 7.75 | 2025 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 30 | Liberia | 7.5 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 30 | Mongolia | 7.5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Malawi | 7.5 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 30 | Nepal | 7.5 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 30 | Senegal | 7.5 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 35 | Ecuador | 7.25 | 2025 | up 16.0% | flat |
| 35 | Peru | 7.25 | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 35 | Romania | 7.25 | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 35 | Ukraine | 7.25 | 2025 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 39 | Bhutan | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 7 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 2025 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 39 | Panama | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 39 | Paraguay | 7 | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 45 | Hungary | 6.25 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 45 | Iraq | 6.25 | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 45 | Mexico | 6.25 | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 49 | India | 5.75 | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 49 | Malaysia | 5.75 | 2025 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 5.75 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 5.75 | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 49 | El Salvador | 5.75 | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 49 | Zambia | 5.75 | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.5 | 2025 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 5.5 | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 57 | Lebanon | 5.25 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 58 | Benin | 5 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 58 | Indonesia | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 58 | Kenya | 5 | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 61 | Central African Republic | 4.75 | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 4.75 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 61 | Honduras | 4.75 | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 61 | Nigeria | 4.75 | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 65 | Georgia | 4.5 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 66 | Mauritania | 4.25 | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 66 | Tanzania | 4.25 | 2025 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 68 | Serbia | 4 | 2025 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.75 | 2025 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 70 | Syria | 3.75 | 2025 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 72 | Angola | 3.5 | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 72 | Madagascar | 3.5 | 2025 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 72 | Singapore | 3.5 | 2025 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 72 | Turkey | 3.5 | 2025 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 72 | Uganda | 3.5 | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 77 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.25 | 2025 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 77 | Algeria | 3.25 | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 3.25 | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 77 | Pakistan | 3.25 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 77 | Togo | 3.25 | 2025 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 82 | Jordan | 3 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 82 | Tunisia | 3 | 2025 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 84 | Burundi | 2.75 | 2025 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 84 | Cameroon | 2.75 | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 84 | Mozambique | 2.75 | 2025 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 84 | Thailand | 2.75 | 2025 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 2.75 | 2025 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 89 | Congo | 2.5 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 89 | Morocco | 2.5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 89 | Rwanda | 2.5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 2.5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 89 | Venezuela | 2.5 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 2.25 | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 94 | Iran | 2.25 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 2.25 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 94 | Kuwait | 2.25 | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 98 | Belarus | 2 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 98 | Egypt | 2 | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 98 | Haiti | 2 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 98 | Qatar | 2 | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 98 | Russia | 2 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 98 | Chad | 2 | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 105 | United Arab Emirates | 1.75 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 105 | Guinea | 1.75 | 2025 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 105 | Cambodia | 1.75 | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 105 | Mali | 1.75 | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 1.75 | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 105 | Somalia | 1.75 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 105 | South Sudan | 1.75 | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 105 | Vietnam | 1.75 | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 113 | Bahrain | 1.5 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 113 | China | 1.5 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 113 | Cuba | 1.5 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 113 | Niger | 1.5 | 2025 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 113 | Oman | 1.5 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 1.5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 113 | Sudan | 1.5 | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 1.5 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 1.25 | 2025 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 121 | Laos | 1.25 | 2025 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 121 | Libya | 1.25 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Yemen | 1.25 | 2025 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 125 | Eritrea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | Myanmar | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 125 | North Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
About this data
Indicates the extent to which elections are free and fair, democratically elected leaders have the effective power to govern, and citizen have the freedoms of association and expression.