Democracy in Togo

Togo: Democracy was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
143rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
2
in 1956
All-time low
0
in 1963
Years of data
110
1916–2025

Democracy in Togo, 1916–2025

00.511.52191619702025

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

Analysis

Togo recorded 0 for democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 110 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Togo peaked at 2 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1963.

Togo 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 1 1 1 4
1920s 1 1 1 10
1930s 1 1 1 10
1940s 1 1 1 10
1950s 1.4 1 2 10
1960s 0.6 0 2 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1.4 1 2 10
2000s 1.5 1 2 10
2010s 1.2 0 2 10
2020s 0 0 0 6

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 143 Afghanistan 0 compare
  2. 143 Belarus 0 compare
  3. 143 Burkina Faso 0 compare
  4. 143 Cambodia 0 compare
  5. 143 Central African Republic 0 compare
  6. 143 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
  7. 143 El Salvador 0 compare
  8. 143 Georgia 0 compare
  9. 143 Guinea 0 compare
  10. 143 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
  11. 143 Haiti 0 compare
  12. 143 Hong Kong 0 compare
  13. 143 Hungary 0 compare
  14. 143 India 0 compare
  15. 143 Indonesia 0 compare
  16. 143 Kuwait 0 compare
  17. 143 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
  18. 143 Libya 0 compare
  19. 143 Madagascar 0 compare
  20. 143 Mali 0 compare
  21. 143 Mauritania 0 compare
  22. 143 Mexico 0 compare
  23. 143 Mozambique 0 compare
  24. 143 Myanmar 0 compare
  25. 143 Nicaragua 0 compare
  26. 143 Niger 0 compare
  27. 143 Pakistan 0 compare
  28. 143 Philippines 0 compare
  29. 143 Serbia 0 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More reference data data for Togo

All data for Togo →

Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Togo?
Democracy in Togo was 0 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1956.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1963.
How does Togo rank for democracy?
Togo ranks 143rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Togo 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 110 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

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).