Democracy in Angola

Angola: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 128 countries
All-time high
2
in 2009
All-time low
1
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Democracy in Angola, 2005–2025

00.511.522005201520252005: 12007: 12009: 22011: 22013: 22015: 22017: 22019: 22021: 22023: 22025: 2

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, democracy in Angola stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Angola peaked at 2 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.

That places Angola 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Democracy in Angola, year by year

Annual values for Democracy in Angola, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 1
2007 1 +0.0%
2009 2 +100.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2017 2 +0.0%
2019 2 +0.0%
2021 2 +0.0%
2023 2 +0.0%
2025 2 +0.0%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.33 1 2 3
2010s 2 2 2 5
2020s 2 2 2 3

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 57 Algeria 2 compare
  2. 57 Bangladesh 2 compare
  3. 57 Benin 2 compare
  4. 57 Cote d'Ivoire 2 compare
  5. 57 El Salvador 2 compare
  6. 57 Georgia 2 compare
  7. 57 Guatemala 2 compare
  8. 57 Iraq 2 compare
  9. 57 Jordan 2 compare
  10. 57 Kyrgyzstan 2 compare
  11. 57 Madagascar 2 compare
  12. 57 Mauritania 2 compare
  13. 57 Nigeria 2 compare
  14. 57 Papua New Guinea 2 compare
  15. 57 Serbia 2 compare
  16. 57 Singapore 2 compare
  17. 57 Tanzania 2 compare
  18. 57 Togo 2 compare
  19. 57 Tunisia 2 compare
  20. 57 Turkey 2 compare
  21. 57 Uganda 2 compare
  22. 57 United Arab Emirates 2 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Angola?
Democracy in Angola was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2009.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
How does Angola rank for democracy?
Angola ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Democracy
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).