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 liberal 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 tolerant, progressive, and environmentally friendly countries in the world - Business Insider 2017; 15 Most Liberal Countries in the World - Politic-Ed.

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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).

Culture Politics & Government174 countries · 1 metricUpdated Apr 21, 2025Original page

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ShowingV-Dem LDI ScoreBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

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

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

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

Pearson r against 1,447 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
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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 liberal 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 tolerant, progressive, and environmentally friendly countries in the world - Business Insider 2017; 15 Most Liberal Countries in the World - Politic-Ed.

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