Regulation of political participation score by country
Countries reporting
167
Highest
5
Australia
Lowest
1
Somalia
Median
3
Years covered
232
1789–2020
Data points
17,813
What the numbers show
Regulation of political participation score is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 5 in Australia; the lowest is 1 in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3, and the mean is 3.2.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 60.0%).
Regulation of political participation score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | France | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovak Republic | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia, Republic of | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Taiwan Province of China | 5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 34 | Belarus, Republic of | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | China, People's Republic of | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Cameroon | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Cuba | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 34 | Eritrea, The State of | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 34 | Kuwait | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Libya | 4 | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Oman | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Qatar | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Singapore | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Türkiye, Republic of | 4 | 2018 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 34 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Vietnam | 4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | USSR | 4 | 1991 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Holy See | 4 | 1870 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Angola | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Burundi | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1991 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 61 | Central African Republic | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Congo, Republic of | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Comoros, Union of the | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Algeria | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Ecuador | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Gabon | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Georgia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Guatemala | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Guyana | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Haiti | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Israel | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Jordan | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Cambodia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Liberia | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Morocco | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Mali | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Mozambique, Republic of | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Niger | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Nigeria | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Nepal | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Russian Federation | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Rwanda | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Sudan | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Serbia, Republic of | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Suriname | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Chad | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Thailand | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 61 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Uganda | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Ukraine | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Albania | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Argentina | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Armenia, Republic of | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Belgium | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Benin | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Bolivia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Brazil | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Bhutan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Botswana | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Colombia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Czech Republic | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Djibouti | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Estonia, Republic of | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 110 | Fiji, Republic of | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 110 | United Kingdom | 2 | 2018 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 110 | Ghana | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Guinea | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 110 | Gambia, The | 2 | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 110 | Honduras | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Croatia, Republic of | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Indonesia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | India | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Iraq | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 110 | Jamaica | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Kenya | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Korea | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Lebanon | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Latvia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Moldova, Republic of | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Madagascar, Republic of | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Mexico | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Myanmar | 2 | 2018 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 110 | Montenegro | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 2 | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 110 | Malawi | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Malaysia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Namibia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Pakistan | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Peru | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Philippines | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 110 | Paraguay | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 110 | Romania | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Senegal | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | El Salvador | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Togo | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Tunisia | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 110 | United States | 2 | 2020 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 110 | Yemen, Republic of | 2 | 2013 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 110 | South Africa | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Zambia | 2 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 166 | Somalia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |