Democracy in Mozambique

Mozambique: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
80th
of 128 countries
All-time high
4
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 2025
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Democracy in Mozambique, 2005–2025

12342005201520252005: 42007: 42009: 42011: 42013: 42015: 32017: 22019: 22021: 22023: 22025: 1

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

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 1 for democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Mozambique peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2025.

That places Mozambique 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4 4 4 3
2010s 3 2 4 5
2020s 1.67 1 2 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Mozambique?
Democracy in Mozambique was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2025.
How does Mozambique rank for democracy?
Mozambique ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique 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).