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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Liberal democracy

Electoral democracy plus the constraints on it: individual rights, equality before the law, and checks on the executive by the judiciary and legislature.

Latest
0.26
2025
Published by
V-Dem, via Our World in Data
annual

Liberal democracy over time

00.20.40.6178918281867190619451984202320250.26
1789–2025 · 237 observations · 0–1
View as table
PeriodLiberal democracy
20250.26
20240.281
20230.273
20220.291
20210.307
20200.292
20190.324
20180.363
20170.371
20160.406
20150.417
20140.488
20130.522
20120.525
20110.532
20100.532
20090.539
20080.569
20070.569
20060.569
20050.573
20040.578
20030.583
20020.587
20010.584
20000.584
19990.586
19980.593
19970.591
19960.588
19950.582
19940.582
19930.576
19920.572
19910.561
19900.54
19890.517
19880.517
19870.521
19860.521
19850.517
19840.494
19830.498
19820.497
19810.499
19800.503
19790.515
19780.514
19770.345
19760.265
19750.286
19740.425
19730.455
19720.455
19710.458
19700.493
19690.506
19680.506
19670.502
19660.488
19650.489
19640.499
19630.499
19620.501
19610.514
19600.514
19590.514
19580.514
19570.513
19560.506
19550.506
19540.506
19530.506
19520.461
19510.286
19500.262
19490.154
19480.153
19470.142
19460.165
19450.162
19440.157
19430.157
19420.157
19410.157
19400.157
19390.157
19380.157
19370.157
19360.156
19350.156
19340.108
19330.108
19320.108
19310.108
19300.107
19290.107
19280.107
19270.107
19260.108
19250.108
19240.108
19230.108
19220.107
19210.107
19200.098
19190.096
19180.096
19170.096
19160.096
19150.096
19140.096
19130.096
19120.096
19110.096
19100.096
19090.094
19080.094
19070.094
19060.094
19050.094
19040.094
19030.094
19020.094
19010.094
19000.094
18990.086
18980.086
18970.086
18960.086
18950.086
18940.086
18930.086
18920.086
18910.086
18900.086
18890.086
18880.086
18870.086
18860.086
18850.086
18840.086
18830.086
18820.084
18810.084
18800.082
18790.082
18780.082
18770.083
18760.083
18750.083
18740.083
18730.082
18720.082
18710.082
18700.082
18690.082
18680.082
18670.082
18660.082
18650.082
18640.082
18630.082
18620.082
18610.076
18600.076
18590.075
18580.071
18570.07
18560.071
18550.069
18540.069
18530.069
18520.069
18510.069
18500.069
18490.069
18480.069
18470.069
18460.069
18450.069
18440.069
18430.069
18420.069
18410.069
18400.069
18390.069
18380.069
18370.068
18360.068
18350.068
18340.068
18330.068
18320.068
18310.068
18300.068
18290.068
18280.068
18270.068
18260.068
18250.068
18240.068
18230.068
18220.068
18210.068
18200.068
18190.068
18180.068
18170.069
18160.069
18150.069
18140.069
18130.069
18120.069
18110.069
18100.069
18090.069
18080.069
18070.069
18060.069
18050.069
18040.069
18030.069
18020.069
18010.069
18000.069
17990.069
17980.069
17970.069
17960.069
17950.069
17940.069
17930.069
17920.069
17910.069
17900.069
17890.069

Compared with

Germany
0.782
Japan
0.734
Brazil
0.704
South Africa
0.633
Sri Lanka
0.613
United States
0.571
Nepal
0.505
Indonesia
0.296
India
0.26
Pakistan
0.176
Bangladesh
0.116
Vietnam
0.102
China
0.039
Latest available year for each country · 0–1

Source

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