Democracy in India
India: Democracy was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democracy in India, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 0 for democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in India peaked at 5 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1975.
India ranks 143rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.8 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 143 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 143 Belarus 0 compare
- 143 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 143 Cambodia 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 Hungary 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 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 India
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.8635 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6189 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0088 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3046 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2053 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 233.06 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 India?
- Democracy in India was 0 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1952.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1975.
- How does India rank for democracy?
- India ranks 143rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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).