Democracy in Cambodia
Cambodia: Democracy was 0 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Cambodia, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in Cambodia stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Cambodia peaked at 2 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
That places Cambodia 143rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 143 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 143 Belarus 0 compare
- 143 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 143 Central African Republic 0 compare
- 143 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 143 El Salvador 0 compare
- 143 Georgia 0 compare
- 143 Guinea 0 compare
- 143 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 143 Haiti 0 compare
- 143 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 143 Hungary 0 compare
- 143 India 0 compare
- 143 Indonesia 0 compare
- 143 Kuwait 0 compare
- 143 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 143 Libya 0 compare
- 143 Madagascar 0 compare
- 143 Mali 0 compare
- 143 Mauritania 0 compare
- 143 Mexico 0 compare
- 143 Mozambique 0 compare
- 143 Myanmar 0 compare
- 143 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 143 Niger 0 compare
- 143 Pakistan 0 compare
- 143 Philippines 0 compare
- 143 Serbia 0 compare
- 143 Togo 0 compare
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 283.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1968 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,017 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 48.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 3,502 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Cambodia?
- Democracy in Cambodia was 0 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1947.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Cambodia rank for democracy?
- Cambodia ranks 143rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (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
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).