Democracy in Czechia

Czechia: Democracy was 5 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 128 countries
All-time high
5
in 2005
All-time low
5
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Democracy in Czechia, 2005–2025

0123452005201520252005: 52007: 52009: 52011: 52013: 52015: 52017: 52019: 52021: 52023: 52025: 5

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

Analysis

In 2025, democracy in Czechia stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Czechia peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2005.

Czechia ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5 5 5 3
2010s 5 5 5 5
2020s 5 5 5 3

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 1 Botswana 5 compare
  2. 1 Chile 5 compare
  3. 1 Costa Rica 5 compare
  4. 1 Croatia 5 compare
  5. 1 Estonia 5 compare
  6. 1 Jamaica 5 compare
  7. 1 Latvia 5 compare
  8. 1 Lithuania 5 compare
  9. 1 Poland 5 compare
  10. 1 Slovakia 5 compare
  11. 1 Slovenia 5 compare
  12. 1 South Korea 5 compare
  13. 1 Taiwan 5 compare
  14. 1 Uruguay 5 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Czechia?
Democracy in Czechia was 5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
How does Czechia rank for democracy?
Czechia ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Czechia 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

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).