Democratic change in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Democratic change was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democratic change in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic change in Sri Lanka stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic change in Sri Lanka peaked at 2 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1264 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2745 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0088 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7892 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.372 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 292.34 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 democratic change in Sri Lanka?
- Democratic change in Sri Lanka was 2 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1947.
- What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for democratic change?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic change rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.