Democracy Dictatorship Index by Country 2025

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5 Countries with the Highest Democracy Dictatorship Index

Country
Overall DI Score 2023 (0-10)
Democracy Type 2023
Change in Rank 2022-2023
Norway9.81Full Democracy
New Zealand9.61Full Democracy
Iceland9.45Full Democracy
Sweden9.39Full Democracy
Finland9.3Full Democracy
Denmark9.28Full Democracy
Ireland9.19Full Democracy1
Switzerland9.14Full Democracy-1
Netherlands9Full Democracy
Taiwan8.99Full Democracy
Luxembourg8.81Full Democracy2
Germany8.8Full Democracy2
Canada8.69Full Democracy-1
Australia8.66Full Democracy1
Uruguay8.66Full Democracy-3
Japan8.4Full Democracy
Costa Rica8.29Full Democracy
United Kingdom8.28Full Democracy
Austria8.28Full Democracy2
Greece8.14Full Democracy5
Mauritius8.14Full Democracy1
South Korea8.09Full Democracy2
France8.07Full Democracy-1
Spain8.07Full Democracy-1
Chile7.98Flawed Democracy-6
Czech Republic7.97Flawed Democracy-1
Estonia7.96Flawed Democracy
Malta7.93Flawed Democracy5
United States7.85Flawed Democracy1
Israel7.8Flawed Democracy-1
Portugal7.75Flawed Democracy-3
Slovenia7.75Flawed Democracy
Botswana7.73Flawed Democracy-1
Italy7.69Flawed Democracy
Cape Verde7.65Flawed Democracy
Belgium7.64Flawed Democracy
Latvia7.38Flawed Democracy1
Cyprus7.38Flawed Democracy
Lithuania7.31Flawed Democracy
Malaysia7.29Flawed Democracy
India7.18Flawed Democracy5
Poland7.18Flawed Democracy5
Trinidad and Tobago7.16Flawed Democracy-2
Slovakia7.07Flawed Democracy-1
Jamaica7.06Flawed Democracy-3
Timor-Leste7.06Flawed Democracy-1
South Africa7.05Flawed Democracy-2
Panama6.91Flawed Democracy1
Suriname6.88Flawed Democracy-1
Hungary6.72Flawed Democracy6
Brazil6.68Flawed Democracy
Montenegro6.67Flawed Democracy9
Philippines6.66Flawed Democracy-1
Argentina6.62Flawed Democracy-4
Indonesia6.55Flawed Democracy-2
Colombia6.55Flawed Democracy-2
Namibia6.52Flawed Democracy1
Croatia6.5Flawed Democracy1
Mongolia6.48Flawed Democracy7
Romania6.45Flawed Democracy1
Dominican Republic6.44Flawed Democracy4
Bulgaria6.41Flawed Democracy-5
Thailand6.35Flawed Democracy-8
Serbia6.33Flawed Democracy4
Ghana6.3Flawed Democracy-2
Albania6.28Flawed Democracy-2
Guyana6.26Flawed Democracy
Moldova6.23Flawed Democracy1
Singapore6.18Flawed Democracy1
Sri Lanka6.17Flawed Democracy-10
Lesotho6.06Flawed Democracy
Papua New Guinea6.03Flawed Democracy2
North Macedonia6.03Flawed Democracy
Paraguay6Flawed Democracy3
Bangladesh5.87Hybrid Regime-2
Malawi5.85Hybrid Regime
Peru5.81Hybrid Regime-2
Zambia5.8Hybrid Regime
Liberia5.57Hybrid Regime7
Fiji5.55Hybrid Regime3
Bhutan5.54Hybrid Regime3
Tunisia5.51Hybrid Regime3
Senegal5.48Hybrid Regime-4
Armenia5.42Hybrid Regime-2
Ecuador5.41Hybrid Regime-4
Tanzania5.35Hybrid Regime6
Madagascar5.26Hybrid Regime-7
Hong Kong5.24Hybrid Regime
Georgia5.2Hybrid Regime1
Mexico5.14Hybrid Regime-1
Ukraine5.06Hybrid Regime-4
Kenya5.05Hybrid Regime2
Morocco5.04Hybrid Regime2
Bosnia and Herzegovina5Hybrid Regime3
Honduras4.98Hybrid Regime-4
El Salvador4.71Hybrid Regime-3
Benin4.68Hybrid Regime7
Nepal4.6Hybrid Regime3
Uganda4.49Hybrid Regime
Guatemala4.47Hybrid Regime-2
Gambia4.47Hybrid Regime2
Turkey4.33Hybrid Regime1
Sierra Leone4.32Hybrid Regime-7
Nigeria4.23Hybrid Regime1
Ivory Coast4.22Hybrid Regime1
Bolivia4.2Hybrid Regime-6
Angola4.18Hybrid Regime2
Mauritania4.14Hybrid Regime
Pakistan4.13Authoritarian-11
Kyrgyzstan3.7Authoritarian7
Algeria3.66Authoritarian3
Qatar3.65Authoritarian3
Lebanon3.56Authoritarian3
Mozambique3.51Authoritarian4
Kuwait3.5Authoritarian-3
Palestine3.47Authoritarian-5
Ethiopia3.37Authoritarian6
Rwanda3.3Authoritarian9
Oman3.12Authoritarian6
Kazakhstan3.08Authoritarian7
Cambodia3.05Authoritarian
Zimbabwe3.04Authoritarian10
Jordan3.04Authoritarian
Comoros3.04Authoritarian-2
United Arab Emirates3.01Authoritarian8
Togo2.99Authoritarian4
Egypt2.93Authoritarian4
Iraq2.88Authoritarian-4
Haiti2.81Authoritarian6
Azerbaijan2.8Authoritarian4
Republic of the Congo2.79Authoritarian5
Eswatini2.78Authoritarian-3
Burkina Faso2.73Authoritarian-6
Djibouti2.7Authoritarian3
Cuba2.65Authoritarian4
Vietnam2.62Authoritarian2
Mali2.58Authoritarian-18
Cameroon2.56Authoritarian2
Bahrain2.52Authoritarian3
Guinea-Bissau2.45Authoritarian
Niger2.37Authoritarian13
Venezuela2.31Authoritarian5
Nicaragua2.26Authoritarian
Russia2.22Authoritarian2
Guinea2.21Authoritarian
Gabon2.18Authoritarian-28
Burundi2.13Authoritarian1
China2.12Authoritarian8
Uzbekistan2.12Authoritarian1
Saudi Arabia2.08Authoritarian
Belarus1.99Authoritarian2
Eritrea1.97Authoritarian
Iran1.96Authoritarian1
Yemen1.95Authoritarian1
Tajikistan1.94Authoritarian1
Equatorial Guinea1.92Authoritarian2
Sudan1.76Authoritarian-14
Laos1.71Authoritarian
DR Congo1.68Authoritarian2
Chad1.67Authoritarian-1
Syria1.43Authoritarian
Central African Republic1.18Authoritarian
North Korea1.08Authoritarian
Myanmar0.85Authoritarian
Afghanistan0.26Authoritarian
LibyaAuthoritarian
  • The Democracy Index, which began in 2006, provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide in more than 160 independent states and two territories.
  • This range covers almost the entire population of the world and the vast majority of the world’s states (microstates are excluded).
  • The Democracy Index is based upon on five categories: electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.
  • Higher scores are preferable.
  • Based on its scores on a range of indicators within the five categories, each country is then classified as one of four types of regime: “full democracy”, “flawed democracy”, “hybrid regime” or “authoritarian regime”.
  • 2023 data for Libya have not been released, but given the lack of massive reform since 2022, it can be concluded that Libya is still a dictatorship.