Democracy by country
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).
Countries reporting
165
Highest
2
Albania
Lowest
0
Vatican
Median
2
Years covered
245
1776–2020
Data points
18,392
What the numbers show
Democracy is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 2 in Albania; the lowest is 0 in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 1.44.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 50.0%).
Democracy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Armenia | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Benin | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bhutan | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Botswana | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | France | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ghana | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guyana | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | India | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iraq | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Israel | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lebanon | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Liberia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Lesotho | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Myanmar | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malaysia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Namibia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tunisia | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Africa | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Zambia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Taiwan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Angola | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Burundi | 1 | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1994 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Cameroon | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Congo | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Comoros | 1 | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Cuba | 1 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Djibouti | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Algeria | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Ecuador | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Egypt | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Fiji | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 98 | Gabon | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Gambia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 98 | Haiti | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 98 | Jordan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Cambodia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Libya | 1 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Morocco | 1 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Mali | 1 | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mozambique | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritania | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 1 | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Russia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Rwanda | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Sudan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Singapore | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Somalia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | South Sudan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Suriname | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Chad | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Togo | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Thailand | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Turkey | 1 | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Tanzania | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Uganda | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 1 | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 98 | United States | 1 | 2020 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 98 | Venezuela | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Yemen | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Bahrain | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Belarus | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | China | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Eritrea | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Iran | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Kuwait | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 146 | Laos | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Oman | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 146 | North Korea | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 146 | Qatar | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 146 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 146 | Eswatini | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 146 | Syria | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Vietnam | 0 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 146 | Vatican | 0 | 1870 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).