Democracy in Israel
Israel: Democracy was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democracy in Israel, 1948–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in Israel is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 78 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Israel peaked at 6 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1948.
Israel ranks 78th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 78 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 1950s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Israel
- Spring temperature anomalies -1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1393 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.73 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3165 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.06 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 126.13 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 Israel?
- Democracy in Israel was 6 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1949.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1948.
- How does Israel rank for democracy?
- Israel ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).