Which country has the highest V-Dem LDI Score?

Denmark has the highest V-Dem LDI Score in 2025, at 0.884, followed by Sweden (0.853) and Norway (0.847).

Which country has the lowest V-Dem LDI Score?

Eritrea has the lowest V-Dem LDI Score in 2025, at 0.009.

What is the median V-Dem LDI Score across countries?

The median is 0.348 across the 171 countries with data in 2025.

Where does this most conservative countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Democracy Report 2024 - V-Dem; Democracy Report 2023 - V-Dem; The 25 most conservative, intolerant, and polluted countries in the world; Democracy Index 2020 - Economist Intelligence.

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Denmark has the highest V-Dem LDI Score in 2025 (0.884), followed by Sweden (0.853) and Norway (0.847). Eritrea has the lowest (0.009).

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V-Dem LDI Score, 2025

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 171 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

0.348

Middle half 0.115 – 0.609

Average

0.37

171 countries

Highest

0.884

Denmark

Lowest

0.009

Eritrea

Over time · 1890–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

Median of all countries
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
Estonia

Data

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174 countries · # = rank by V-Dem LDI Score

#
1	Denmark	0.884	16.7
2	Sweden	0.853	22.9
3	Norway	0.847	25.0
4	Switzerland	0.843	15.8
5	Estonia	0.837	24.2
6	Ireland	0.822	27.9
7	Costa Rica	0.809	21.3
8	Finland	0.808	31.7
9	France	0.8	25.8
10	Belgium	0.794	20.4
11	Australia	0.793	18.8
12	Uruguay	0.79	7.5
13	New Zealand	0.787	13.8
14	Germany	0.782	10.4
15	Chile	0.781	22.5
16	Luxembourg	0.777	16.7
17	Netherlands	0.774	5.8
18	Austria	0.757	13.3
19	Latvia	0.751	29.2
20	Spain	0.741	13.3
21	South Korea	0.739	51.3
22	Canada	0.736	20.0
23	Japan	0.734	52.1
24	Iceland	0.72	38.3
25	Portugal	0.717	10.0
26	Lithuania	0.712	40.4
27	Brazil	0.704	27.9
27	Taiwan	0.704	40.8
29	United Kingdom	0.689	22.9
30	Seychelles	0.68	—
31	Jamaica	0.679	51.7
31	Barbados	0.679	—
33	Trinidad and Tobago	0.668	—
34	Cyprus	0.664	—
35	Poland	0.645	32.1
36	Italy	0.642	19.6
37	Mauritius	0.639	52.5
38	South Africa	0.633	27.5
39	Cape Verde	0.631	—
40	Suriname	0.626	43.3
41	Vanuatu	0.623	51.7
42	Malta	0.621	—
43	Sri Lanka	0.613	63.3
44	Ghana	0.606	58.3
45	Croatia	0.593	19.2
46	Slovenia	0.589	22.1
47	Israel	0.588	47.1
48	Panama	0.575	35.4
49	Slovakia	0.573	28.8
50	Greece	0.568	—
51	Colombia	0.555	13.3
52	Timor-Leste	0.549	52.5
53	Solomon Islands	0.539	52.5
54	Argentina	0.524	16.7
55	Guatemala	0.523	47.5
56	Botswana	0.52	57.5
57	Namibia	0.519	38.3
57	Sao Tome and Principe	0.519	—
59	Lesotho	0.512	—
60	Peru	0.506	31.7
61	Nepal	0.505	49.2
61	Dominican Republic	0.505	37.5
63	Montenegro	0.5	32.5
64	Bulgaria	0.499	36.3
65	Senegal	0.484	48.8
66	Romania	0.464	25.0
67	Malawi	0.462	—
68	Bhutan	0.457	65.0
69	Moldova	0.449	30.8
70	Kenya	0.446	50.0
71	Mongolia	0.424	41.7
72	Liberia	0.417	49.6
73	Maldives	0.416	—
74	Fiji	0.398	54.6
75	Ecuador	0.386	29.2
76	Papua New Guinea	0.384	61.3
77	Albania	0.382	32.9
78	Honduras	0.38	32.5
79	Paraguay	0.376	32.9
80	Zambia	0.375	41.7
81	North Macedonia	0.374	25.0
82	Armenia	0.371	41.7
83	Singapore	0.36	52.1
84	Malaysia	0.355	74.6
85	Bolivia	0.352	18.3
86	Sierra Leone	0.348	52.1
87	Guyana	0.328	55.8
88	Benin	0.323	24.2
89	Hungary	0.315	20.0
90	Thailand	0.314	69.2
91	Nigeria	0.311	65.0
92	Tanzania	0.297	68.8
93	Indonesia	0.296	68.3
94	Philippines	0.291	55.8
95	Georgia	0.275	26.7
96	Jordan	0.274	67.9
97	Lebanon	0.267	56.7
98	Tunisia	0.265	42.5
99	India	0.26	54.6
100	Morocco	0.251	57.5
101	Ukraine	0.24	41.7
102	Ivory Coast	0.228	46.3
103	Mexico	0.221	13.8
104	Iraq	0.22	77.1
105	Serbia	0.208	33.8
106	Madagascar	0.187	41.7
107	Kyrgyzstan	0.178	—
107	Gabon	0.178	55.8
109	Niger	0.177	50.8
110	Pakistan	0.176	91.3
111	Mozambique	0.175	29.6
112	Uganda	0.165	57.5
113	Angola	0.163	45.4
114	Togo	0.157	40.8
115	Mali	0.15	53.3
116	Zimbabwe	0.147	55.0
117	Hong Kong	0.142	—
118	Oman	0.14	78.3
119	Comoros	0.132	—
120	Kazakhstan	0.131	41.7
121	Somalia	0.128	87.5
122	Mauritania	0.127	86.7
122	Kuwait	0.127	80.0
124	Algeria	0.126	58.3
125	Djibouti	0.118	50.0
126	Bangladesh	0.116	64.6
127	Egypt	0.115	72.5
127	DR Congo	0.115	37.9
127	Republic of the Congo	0.115	40.8
130	Cameroon	0.114	50.8
130	Palestine	0.114	—
132	Turkey	0.11	37.9
132	Laos	0.11	46.7
134	Iran	0.103	87.1
134	Burkina Faso	0.103	38.8
136	Vietnam	0.102	—
136	Central African Republic	0.102	43.3
138	Ethiopia	0.1	51.3
139	Haiti	0.098	42.1
139	Libya	0.098	80.0
141	Eswatini	0.097	58.3
142	Guinea	0.095	50.4
142	Guinea-Bissau	0.095	30.4
144	Qatar	0.091	85.0
145	Rwanda	0.09	45.0
145	El Salvador	0.09	44.6
147	Uzbekistan	0.079	50.8
148	United Arab Emirates	0.077	83.8
149	South Sudan	0.064	50.0
150	Chad	0.062	47.5
150	Bahrain	0.062	66.3
152	Burundi	0.06	50.0
153	Cuba	0.057	44.6
154	Russia	0.056	43.8
155	Syria	0.054	70.4
156	Azerbaijan	0.053	39.2
157	Cambodia	0.051	46.3
158	Saudi Arabia	0.047	95.8
158	Equatorial Guinea	0.047	57.5
160	Yemen	0.043	89.2
160	Tajikistan	0.043	50.4
162	Venezuela	0.042	27.1
163	China	0.039	50.8
164	Belarus	0.038	45.8
165	Sudan	0.034	84.2
165	Turkmenistan	0.034	47.1
167	Nicaragua	0.019	35.0
168	Afghanistan	0.018	86.7
169	Myanmar	0.015	64.2
170	North Korea	0.014	60.0
171	Eritrea	0.009	53.3
—	United States	—	44.2
—	Czechia	—	23.3
—	Gambia	—	70.4

What correlates with V-Dem LDI Score (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,446 other country metrics sharing at least 103 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher V-Dem LDI Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

V-Dem EDI ScoreV Dem Democracy Index by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 171
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V-Dem LCI ScoreV Dem Democracy Index by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 171
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Global Freedom ScoreFreedom Index by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 170
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EIU Democracy Index Overall ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 163
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Overall Democracy Index ScoreDemocracy Ranking by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 163
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LP Personal FreedomLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.93 · very strong · n = 162
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher V-Dem LDI Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Civil Liberties Freedom RatingVoting Rights by Country
r = −0.92 · very strong · n = 164
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Political Rights Freedom RatingVoting Rights by Country
r = −0.92 · very strong · n = 164
Plot
State LegitimacyFailed States
r = −0.90 · very strong · n = 167
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Human RightsFailed States
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 167
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Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 154
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Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 155
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest V-Dem LDI Score?: Denmark has the highest V-Dem LDI Score in 2025, at 0.884, followed by Sweden (0.853) and Norway (0.847).
Which country has the lowest V-Dem LDI Score?: Eritrea has the lowest V-Dem LDI Score in 2025, at 0.009.
What is the median V-Dem LDI Score across countries?: The median is 0.348 across the 171 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this most conservative countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Democracy Report 2024 - V-Dem; Democracy Report 2023 - V-Dem; The 25 most conservative, intolerant, and polluted countries in the world; Democracy Index 2020 - Economist Intelligence.