Democracy by country
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies...
Countries reporting
172
Highest
5
Bolivia
Lowest
0
Togo
Median
1.5
Years covered
126
1900–2025
Data points
19,128
What the numbers show
Democracy is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 5 in Bolivia; the lowest is 0 in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.5, and the mean is 2.26.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Democracy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Botswana | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 5 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Guatemala | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 5 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lesotho | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 5 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 5 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Austria | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Barbados | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Bhutan | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Canada | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Chile | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Cyprus | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Czechia | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Spain | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | France | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Ghana | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Iceland | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Israel | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 17 | Jamaica | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Japan | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | South Korea | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Liberia | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Lithuania | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 4 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Namibia | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | New Zealand | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Panama | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Portugal | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Paraguay | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Suriname | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Sweden | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Uruguay | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Vanuatu | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | South Africa | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Taiwan | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Armenia | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 66 | Greece | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Guyana | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Croatia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Italy | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Moldova | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Senegal | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovakia | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 66 | Slovenia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 66 | Ukraine | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 66 | United States | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 81 | Benin | 2 | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Fiji | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Mauritius | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Thailand | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Zambia | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Angola | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Albania | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Burundi | 1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Bahrain | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | China | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Cameroon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Congo | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Comoros | 1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 87 | Cuba | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Djibouti | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Algeria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Egypt | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Eritrea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Gabon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Iran | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Iraq | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Laos | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Lebanon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Morocco | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Mongolia | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Malaysia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Nigeria | 1 | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Oman | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | North Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Palestine | 1 | 1948 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Qatar | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Russia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Rwanda | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Sudan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Singapore | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Somalia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | South Sudan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Eswatini | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Syria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Chad | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Turkey | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Tanzania | 1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 87 | Uganda | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Venezuela | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Vietnam | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Yemen | 1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 143 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Belarus | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Georgia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Guinea | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 143 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 143 | Hungary | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Indonesia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | India | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Cambodia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 143 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 143 | Libya | 0 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 143 | Madagascar | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Mexico | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Mali | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Myanmar | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 143 | Mozambique | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 143 | Mauritania | 0 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 143 | Niger | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Pakistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Philippines | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | El Salvador | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Serbia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Togo | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).