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Democracy (Lexical Index) in Israel

Israel: Democracy (Lexical Index) was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 198 countries
All-time high
6
in 1949
All-time low
0
in 1948
Years of data
78
1948–2025

Democracy in Israel, 1948–2025

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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 198 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.

Democracy (Lexical Index) in Israel, year by year

Year Value Change
1948 0 —
1949 6 —
1950 6 +0.0%
1951 6 +0.0%
1952 6 +0.0%
1953 6 +0.0%
1954 6 +0.0%
1955 6 +0.0%
1956 6 +0.0%
1957 6 +0.0%
1958 6 +0.0%
1959 6 +0.0%
1960 6 +0.0%
1961 6 +0.0%
1962 6 +0.0%
1963 6 +0.0%
1964 6 +0.0%
1965 6 +0.0%
1966 6 +0.0%
1967 6 +0.0%
1968 6 +0.0%
1969 6 +0.0%
1970 6 +0.0%
1971 6 +0.0%
1972 6 +0.0%
1973 6 +0.0%
1974 6 +0.0%
1975 6 +0.0%
1976 6 +0.0%
1977 6 +0.0%
1978 6 +0.0%
1979 6 +0.0%
1980 6 +0.0%
1981 6 +0.0%
1982 6 +0.0%
1983 6 +0.0%
1984 6 +0.0%
1985 6 +0.0%
1986 6 +0.0%
1987 6 +0.0%
1988 6 +0.0%
1989 6 +0.0%
1990 6 +0.0%
1991 6 +0.0%
1992 6 +0.0%
1993 6 +0.0%
1994 6 +0.0%
1995 6 +0.0%
1996 6 +0.0%
1997 6 +0.0%
1998 6 +0.0%
1999 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2001 6 +0.0%
2002 6 +0.0%
2003 6 +0.0%
2004 6 +0.0%
2005 6 +0.0%
2006 6 +0.0%
2007 6 +0.0%
2008 6 +0.0%
2009 6 +0.0%
2010 6 +0.0%
2011 6 +0.0%
2012 6 +0.0%
2013 6 +0.0%
2014 6 +0.0%
2015 6 +0.0%
2016 6 +0.0%
2017 6 +0.0%
2018 6 +0.0%
2019 6 +0.0%
2020 6 +0.0%
2021 6 +0.0%
2022 6 +0.0%
2023 6 +0.0%
2024 6 +0.0%
2025 6 +0.0%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7, 86% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  1. 78 Albania 6 compare
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  5. 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 compare
  6. 78 Botswana 6 compare
  7. 78 Colombia 6 compare
  8. 78 East Timor 6 compare
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  10. 78 Gambia 6 compare
  11. 78 Guatemala 6 compare
  12. 78 Honduras 6 compare
  13. 78 Hungary 6 compare
  14. 78 India 6 compare
  15. 78 Indonesia 6 compare
  16. 78 Iraq 6 compare
  17. 78 Kenya 6 compare
  18. 78 Lebanon 6 compare
  19. 78 Lesotho 6 compare
  20. 78 Liberia 6 compare
  21. 78 Malawi 6 compare
  22. 78 Malaysia 6 compare
  23. 78 Maldives 6 compare
  24. 78 Mexico 6 compare
  25. 78 Moldova 6 compare
  26. 78 Montenegro 6 compare
  27. 78 Nepal 6 compare
  28. 78 North Macedonia 6 compare
  29. 78 Paraguay 6 compare
  30. 78 Peru 6 compare
  31. 78 Philippines 6 compare
  32. 78 Senegal 6 compare
  33. 78 Slovakia 6 compare
  34. 78 Solomon Islands 6 compare
  35. 78 Sri Lanka 6 compare
  36. 78 Ukraine 6 compare
  37. 78 Zambia 6 compare

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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 198 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).