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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Electoral democracy

Whether elections are free and fair, and whether suffrage, elected office, association and expression are genuinely available. V-Dem's baseline measure of democracy, scored annually since 1789.

Latest
0.38
2025
Published by
V-Dem, via Our World in Data
annual

Electoral democracy over time

00.20.40.60.8178918281867190619451984202320250.377
1789–2025 · 237 observations · 0–1
View as table
PeriodElectoral democracy
20250.377
20240.381
20230.374
20220.384
20210.398
20200.39
20190.43
20180.482
20170.488
20160.524
20150.543
20140.617
20130.65
20120.659
20110.671
20100.671
20090.683
20080.721
20070.721
20060.721
20050.723
20040.731
20030.736
20020.739
20010.735
20000.735
19990.737
19980.746
19970.742
19960.741
19950.738
19940.738
19930.731
19920.726
19910.713
19900.693
19890.665
19880.664
19870.668
19860.668
19850.658
19840.642
19830.641
19820.641
19810.643
19800.646
19790.656
19780.652
19770.494
19760.381
19750.39
19740.57
19730.612
19720.612
19710.618
19700.664
19690.665
19680.665
19670.66
19660.645
19650.644
19640.65
19630.653
19620.655
19610.67
19600.67
19590.67
19580.67
19570.668
19560.661
19550.661
19540.661
19530.661
19520.596
19510.312
19500.272
19490.187
19480.185
19470.226
19460.21
19450.197
19440.179
19430.179
19420.179
19410.179
19400.179
19390.18
19380.18
19370.18
19360.176
19350.177
19340.141
19330.139
19320.139
19310.139
19300.137
19290.138
19280.138
19270.138
19260.143
19250.144
19240.144
19230.14
19220.139
19210.139
19200.087
19190.076
19180.076
19170.076
19160.076
19150.076
19140.076
19130.076
19120.076
19110.076
19100.076
19090.075
19080.075
19070.075
19060.075
19050.074
19040.076
19030.076
19020.076
19010.076
19000.076
18990.074
18980.074
18970.074
18960.074
18950.074
18940.074
18930.074
18920.074
18910.074
18900.074
18890.074
18880.074
18870.074
18860.074
18850.074
18840.074
18830.074
18820.064
18810.062
18800.05
18790.05
18780.05
18770.056
18760.057
18750.054
18740.054
18730.054
18720.054
18710.054
18700.054
18690.054
18680.054
18670.054
18660.054
18650.054
18640.054
18630.054
18620.054
18610.054
18600.054
18590.054
18580.054
18570.058
18560.058
18550.058
18540.058
18530.058
18520.058
18510.058
18500.058
18490.058
18480.058
18470.058
18460.058
18450.058
18440.058
18430.058
18420.058
18410.058
18400.058
18390.058
18380.058
18370.053
18360.053
18350.053
18340.053
18330.053
18320.053
18310.053
18300.053
18290.053
18280.053
18270.053
18260.053
18250.053
18240.053
18230.053
18220.053
18210.053
18200.053
18190.053
18180.053
18170.053
18160.053
18150.053
18140.053
18130.053
18120.053
18110.053
18100.053
18090.053
18080.053
18070.053
18060.053
18050.053
18040.053
18030.053
18020.053
18010.053
18000.053
17990.053
17980.053
17970.053
17960.053
17950.053
17940.053
17930.053
17920.053
17910.053
17900.053
17890.053

Compared with

Germany
0.828
Japan
0.819
Brazil
0.784
Sri Lanka
0.783
South Africa
0.743
United States
0.735
Nepal
0.656
Indonesia
0.462
India
0.377
Pakistan
0.302
Bangladesh
0.195
Vietnam
0.146
China
0.072
Latest available year for each country · 0–1

Source

V-Dem, via Our World in Data — https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electoral-democracy-index