Democracy in Peru
Peru: Democracy was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Peru, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 3 for democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Peru peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2023.
Peru ranks 48th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5139 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6126 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2052 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4994 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6602 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 165.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Peru?
- Democracy in Peru was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for democracy?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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).