Countries ranked by Liberal Democracy
Politics & Governance
Countries ranked by V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index (0-1). Measures civil rights, rule of law, and constraints on the executive. Source: V-Dem.
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Ranked by Liberal Democracy
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
 DK
Denmark
|
0.884 | 2025 |
| #2 |
 SE
Sweden
|
0.853 | 2025 |
| #3 |
 NO
Norway
|
0.847 | 2025 |
| #4 |
 CH
Switzerland
|
0.843 | 2025 |
| #5 |
 EE
Estonia
|
0.837 | 2025 |
| #6 |
 IE
Ireland
|
0.822 | 2025 |
| #7 |
 CR
Costa Rica
|
0.809 | 2025 |
| #8 |
 FI
Finland
|
0.808 | 2025 |
| #9 |
 FR
France
|
0.800 | 2025 |
| #10 |
 BE
Belgium
|
0.794 | 2025 |
| #11 |
 CZ
Czech Republic
|
0.794 | 2025 |
| #12 |
 AU
Australia
|
0.793 | 2025 |
| #13 |
 UY
Uruguay
|
0.790 | 2025 |
| #14 |
 NZ
New Zealand
|
0.787 | 2025 |
| #15 |
 DE
Germany
|
0.782 | 2025 |
| #16 |
 CL
Chile
|
0.781 | 2025 |
| #17 |
 LU
Luxembourg
|
0.777 | 2025 |
| #18 |
 NL
Netherlands
|
0.774 | 2025 |
| #19 |
 AT
Austria
|
0.757 | 2025 |
| #20 |
 LV
Latvia
|
0.751 | 2025 |
| #21 |
 ES
Spain
|
0.741 | 2025 |
| #22 |
 KR
South Korea
|
0.739 | 2025 |
| #23 |
 CA
Canada
|
0.736 | 2025 |
| #24 |
 JP
Japan
|
0.734 | 2025 |
| #25 |
 IS
Iceland
|
0.720 | 2025 |
| #26 |
 PT
Portugal
|
0.717 | 2025 |
| #27 |
 LT
Lithuania
|
0.712 | 2025 |
| #28 |
 BR
Brazil
|
0.704 | 2025 |
| #29 |
 TW
Taiwan
|
0.704 | 2025 |
| #30 |
 GB
United Kingdom
|
0.689 | 2025 |
| #31 |
 SC
Seychelles
|
0.680 | 2025 |
| #32 |
 BB
Barbados
|
0.679 | 2025 |
| #33 |
 JM
Jamaica
|
0.679 | 2025 |
| #34 |
 TT
Trinidad and Tobago
|
0.668 | 2025 |
| #35 |
 CY
Cyprus
|
0.664 | 2025 |
| #36 |
 PL
Poland
|
0.645 | 2025 |
| #37 |
 IT
Italy
|
0.642 | 2025 |
| #38 |
 MU
Mauritius
|
0.639 | 2025 |
| #39 |
 ZA
South Africa
|
0.633 | 2025 |
| #40 |
 CV
Cape Verde
|
0.631 | 2025 |
| #41 |
 SR
Suriname
|
0.626 | 2025 |
| #42 |
 VU
Vanuatu
|
0.623 | 2025 |
| #43 |
 MT
Malta
|
0.621 | 2025 |
| #44 |
 LK
Sri Lanka
|
0.613 | 2025 |
| #45 |
 GH
Ghana
|
0.606 | 2025 |
| #46 |
 HR
Croatia
|
0.593 | 2025 |
| #47 |
 SI
Slovenia
|
0.589 | 2025 |
| #48 |
 IL
Israel
|
0.588 | 2025 |
| #49 |
 PA
Panama
|
0.575 | 2025 |
| #50 |
 SK
Slovakia
|
0.573 | 2025 |
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