What is democracy in North Macedonia?

Democracy in North Macedonia was 5 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest democracy recorded in North Macedonia?

The highest recorded value was 6 in 2003.

What is the lowest democracy recorded in North Macedonia?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.

How does North Macedonia rank for democracy?

North Macedonia ranks 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is democracy rising or falling in North Macedonia?

Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia

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

North Macedonia: Democracy was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

74th

of 176 countries

All-time high

in 2003

All-time low

in 1789

Years of data

234

1789–2025

Democracy in North Macedonia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 5 for democracy in 2025.

That represents a change of up 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in North Macedonia peaked at 6 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

North Macedonia ranks 74th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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
1920s	0	0	0	10
1930s	0	0	0	7
1940s	0	0	0	10
1950s	0	0	0	10
1960s	0	0	0	10
1970s	0	0	0	10
1980s	1	1	1	10
1990s	2.5	0	5	10
2000s	5.2	3	6	10
2010s	4.2	3	6	10
2020s	5.5	5	6	6

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More reference data data for North Macedonia

Summer temperature anomalies 1.34 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 2.06 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.9026 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 1.56 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 1.88 °C (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in North Macedonia?: Democracy in North Macedonia was 5 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in North Macedonia?: The highest recorded value was 6 in 2003.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in North Macedonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does North Macedonia rank for democracy?: North Macedonia ranks 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in North Macedonia?: Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Macedonia 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.