What is democracy in Israel?

Democracy in Israel was 7 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest democracy recorded in Israel?

The highest recorded value was 9 in 1976.

What is the lowest democracy recorded in Israel?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.

How does Israel rank for democracy?

Israel ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is democracy rising or falling in Israel?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Israel data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Democracy in Israel

Name: Democracy in Israel
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Israel: Democracy was 7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

32nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

in 1976

All-time low

in 1789

Years of data

209

1789–2025

Democracy in Israel, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Israel recorded 7 for democracy in 2025.

The figure is down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Israel peaked at 9 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

That places Israel 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0	0	0	1
1790s	0	0	0	10
1800s	0	0	0	10
1810s	0	0	0	10
1820s	0	0	0	10
1830s	0	0	0	10
1840s	0	0	0	10
1850s	0	0	0	10
1860s	0	0	0	10
1870s	0	0	0	10
1880s	0	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	0	10
1900s	0	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	0	10
1940s	3.5	0	7	2
1950s	7	7	7	10
1960s	7.4	7	8	10
1970s	8.4	8	9	10
1980s	9	9	9	10
1990s	9	9	9	10
2000s	9	9	9	10
2010s	9	9	9	10
2020s	8	7	9	6

Countries ranked near Israel

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More reference data data for Israel

Spring temperature anomalies -1 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.1393 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 1.73 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3165 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 1.06 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 126.13 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Israel?: Democracy in Israel was 7 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Israel?: The highest recorded value was 9 in 1976.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Israel?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Israel rank for democracy?: Israel ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Israel?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Israel data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.