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owid_context.world.liberal_democracy_index.a

Source: Our World in Data context series (life expectancy, democracy, labour share) (Our World in Data) · OWID charts CC BY 4.0; UN World Population Prospects CC BY 3.0 IGO; V-Dem CC BY-SA 4.0; ILO CC BY 4.0 · CSV

UN World Population Prospects (2024), V-Dem (2026) and the International Labour Organization, processed by Our World in Data

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25699d35dc232d210.33 indexgrade C, evidence tier 61990-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
169643abacd52bed0.34 indexgrade C, evidence tier 61991-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
cff0c75206c388d40.35 indexgrade C, evidence tier 61992-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
115ba36a6be442350.35 indexgrade C, evidence tier 61993-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
89fb1f0e4d3846280.36 indexgrade C, evidence tier 61994-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
c1c09eff68f922c20.36 indexgrade C, evidence tier 61995-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
8e73f5c27c2882010.36 indexgrade C, evidence tier 61996-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
5193f0cbfcd6db500.36 indexgrade C, evidence tier 61997-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
d71e0a795b8c50b60.37 indexgrade C, evidence tier 61998-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
7f68f8aff2fe635e0.38 indexgrade C, evidence tier 61999-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
bf2cd8b1589cf47d0.38 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62000-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
0f4dc3ee1117e6670.38 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62001-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
81f6fee5c81dd0e30.39 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62002-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
2217499f79334ffe0.39 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62003-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
9d422677077f67810.39 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62004-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
3b9c4a8a5a69b2d80.38 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62005-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
144ecfa799d75d580.38 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62006-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
d8652e303f4100d20.38 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62007-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
f067136b8d54873c0.38 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62008-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
22b9db2d8c6defc50.38 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62009-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
8e93ec3b58ae60980.38 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62010-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
c0b6c2e58121a9400.38 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62011-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
6e244b0d7a4010db0.38 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62012-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
512ee790d9da4e070.37 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62013-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
e5cbaec48343acd70.36 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62014-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
3a37a37893fafece0.35 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62015-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
5b0cb85151e861780.34 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62016-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
b237fe7a4d6d3da40.33 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62017-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
74e113f47707ef2b0.33 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62018-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
694174ecd2df7b420.31 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62019-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
ee2e62211fd535ce0.30 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62020-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
110fbff75d56ed0d0.30 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62021-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
311ced6a77123c4c0.29 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62022-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
cc18ea6c84404bc00.29 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62023-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
0c8b95ec6254d8420.29 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62024-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
85de38e2e72a68cd0.27 indexgrade C, evidence tier 62025-12-312026-09-246estimatedapiapproved2026-09-24 02:08200d6c331b8ea80—source page
V-Dem expert-coded index, from 0 to 1, averaged over countries by population
Raw snippets and dispute text
  • 25699d35dc232d21 World (population-weighted) 1990: Liberal democracy index = 0.32551306
  • 169643abacd52bed World (population-weighted) 1991: Liberal democracy index = 0.33725607
  • cff0c75206c388d4 World (population-weighted) 1992: Liberal democracy index = 0.34690183
  • 115ba36a6be44235 World (population-weighted) 1993: Liberal democracy index = 0.35239455
  • 89fb1f0e4d384628 World (population-weighted) 1994: Liberal democracy index = 0.35530502
  • c1c09eff68f922c2 World (population-weighted) 1995: Liberal democracy index = 0.35874176
  • 8e73f5c27c288201 World (population-weighted) 1996: Liberal democracy index = 0.36012965
  • 5193f0cbfcd6db50 World (population-weighted) 1997: Liberal democracy index = 0.3625463
  • d71e0a795b8c50b6 World (population-weighted) 1998: Liberal democracy index = 0.36678362
  • 7f68f8aff2fe635e World (population-weighted) 1999: Liberal democracy index = 0.37854007
  • bf2cd8b1589cf47d World (population-weighted) 2000: Liberal democracy index = 0.38357204
  • 0f4dc3ee1117e667 World (population-weighted) 2001: Liberal democracy index = 0.38295156
  • 81f6fee5c81dd0e3 World (population-weighted) 2002: Liberal democracy index = 0.38539922
  • 2217499f79334ffe World (population-weighted) 2003: Liberal democracy index = 0.38751173
  • 9d422677077f6781 World (population-weighted) 2004: Liberal democracy index = 0.386156
  • 3b9c4a8a5a69b2d8 World (population-weighted) 2005: Liberal democracy index = 0.38347784
  • 144ecfa799d75d58 World (population-weighted) 2006: Liberal democracy index = 0.382506
  • d8652e303f4100d2 World (population-weighted) 2007: Liberal democracy index = 0.38206345
  • f067136b8d54873c World (population-weighted) 2008: Liberal democracy index = 0.38374296
  • 22b9db2d8c6defc5 World (population-weighted) 2009: Liberal democracy index = 0.38010815
  • 8e93ec3b58ae6098 World (population-weighted) 2010: Liberal democracy index = 0.37949237
  • c0b6c2e58121a940 World (population-weighted) 2011: Liberal democracy index = 0.38123932
  • 6e244b0d7a4010db World (population-weighted) 2012: Liberal democracy index = 0.3797821
  • 512ee790d9da4e07 World (population-weighted) 2013: Liberal democracy index = 0.3736485
  • e5cbaec48343acd7 World (population-weighted) 2014: Liberal democracy index = 0.36439916
  • 3a37a37893fafece World (population-weighted) 2015: Liberal democracy index = 0.35063234
  • 5b0cb85151e86178 World (population-weighted) 2016: Liberal democracy index = 0.34192747
  • b237fe7a4d6d3da4 World (population-weighted) 2017: Liberal democracy index = 0.33036605
  • 74e113f47707ef2b World (population-weighted) 2018: Liberal democracy index = 0.32556266
  • 694174ecd2df7b42 World (population-weighted) 2019: Liberal democracy index = 0.3140408
  • ee2e62211fd535ce World (population-weighted) 2020: Liberal democracy index = 0.30348754
  • 110fbff75d56ed0d World (population-weighted) 2021: Liberal democracy index = 0.30051956
  • 311ced6a77123c4c World (population-weighted) 2022: Liberal democracy index = 0.29450846
  • cc18ea6c84404bc0 World (population-weighted) 2023: Liberal democracy index = 0.2907267
  • 0c8b95ec6254d842 World (population-weighted) 2024: Liberal democracy index = 0.28679445
  • 85de38e2e72a68cd World (population-weighted) 2025: Liberal democracy index = 0.2726435