Democracy in Serbia
Serbia: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Serbia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in Serbia stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Serbia peaked at 5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 57th 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.
Democracy in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | -50.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4, 50% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 57 Algeria 2 compare
- 57 Angola 2 compare
- 57 Bangladesh 2 compare
- 57 Benin 2 compare
- 57 Cote d'Ivoire 2 compare
- 57 El Salvador 2 compare
- 57 Georgia 2 compare
- 57 Guatemala 2 compare
- 57 Iraq 2 compare
- 57 Jordan 2 compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 2 compare
- 57 Madagascar 2 compare
- 57 Mauritania 2 compare
- 57 Nigeria 2 compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 2 compare
- 57 Singapore 2 compare
- 57 Tanzania 2 compare
- 57 Togo 2 compare
- 57 Tunisia 2 compare
- 57 Turkey 2 compare
- 57 Uganda 2 compare
- 57 United Arab Emirates 2 compare
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Serbia?
- Democracy in Serbia was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for democracy?
- Serbia ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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).