Democracy in Slovenia
Slovenia: Democracy was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Slovenia, 1989–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in Slovenia is 3, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Slovenia peaked at 5 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1989.
Slovenia ranks 69th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Democracy in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | — |
| 1990 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4, 75% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.7 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 69 Argentina 3 compare
- 69 Armenia 3 compare
- 69 Croatia 3 compare
- 69 Greece 3 compare
- 69 Guyana 3 compare
- 69 Italy 3 compare
- 69 Moldova 3 compare
- 69 Peru 3 compare
- 69 Romania 3 compare
- 69 Senegal 3 compare
- 69 Slovakia 3 compare
- 69 Ukraine 3 compare
- 69 United Kingdom 3 compare
- 69 United States 3 compare
More reference data data for Slovenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.124 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Slovenia?
- Democracy in Slovenia was 3 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1990.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- How does Slovenia rank for democracy?
- Slovenia ranks 69th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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).