Democracy in Croatia

Croatia: Democracy was 3 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 172 countries
All-time high
5
in 2000
All-time low
1
in 1941
Years of data
39
1941–2025

Democracy in Croatia, 1941–2025

123451941198320251941: 11942: 11943: 11944: 11991: 11992: 21993: 21994: 21995: 21996: 21997: 21998: 21999: 22000: 52001: 52002: 52003: 52004: 52005: 52006: 52007: 52008: 52009: 52010: 52011: 42012: 42013: 32014: 32015: 32016: 32017: 32018: 32019: 32020: 32021: 32022: 32023: 32024: 32025: 3

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, democracy in Croatia stood at 3.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Croatia peaked at 5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1941.

Croatia ranks 66th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 1 1 1 4
1990s 1.89 1 2 9
2000s 5 5 5 10
2010s 3.4 3 5 10
2020s 3 3 3 6

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  10. 66 Slovakia 3 compare
  11. 66 Slovenia 3 compare
  12. 66 Ukraine 3 compare
  13. 66 United Kingdom 3 compare
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See the full ranking of 175 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Croatia?
Democracy in Croatia was 3 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2000.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1941.
How does Croatia rank for democracy?
Croatia ranks 66th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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).