Democracy in Argentina
Argentina: Democracy was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democracy in Argentina, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in Argentina stood at 4. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Argentina peaked at 5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2005.
Argentina ranks 16th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 16 Albania 4 compare
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- 16 Colombia 4 compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 4 compare
- 16 Ecuador 4 compare
- 16 Ghana 4 compare
- 16 Hungary 4 compare
- 16 India 4 compare
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- 16 Moldova 4 compare
- 16 Mongolia 4 compare
- 16 Montenegro 4 compare
- 16 Namibia 4 compare
- 16 Nepal 4 compare
- 16 North Macedonia 4 compare
- 16 Panama 4 compare
- 16 Paraguay 4 compare
- 16 Romania 4 compare
- 16 Senegal 4 compare
- 16 South Africa 4 compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 4 compare
- 16 Ukraine 4 compare
- 16 Zambia 4 compare
More reference data data for Argentina
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3552 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7158 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9494 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8008 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Argentina?
- Democracy in Argentina was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Argentina rank for democracy?
- Argentina ranks 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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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About this data
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).