Country rankings
Polity Data Series by Country
Japan has the highest Polity Democracy Score (10), followed by Germany (10) and Italy (10). Togo has the lowest (1).
132 of 235 countries
Polity Democracy Score
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Ranking
Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 132 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
8
Middle half 6 – 9
Average
7.25
132 countries
Highest
10
Japan
Lowest
1
Togo
Data
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162 countries · # = rank by Polity Democracy Score
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Germany | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Italy | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Spain | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Canada | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Poland | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Australia | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Taiwan | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Chile | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Netherlands | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Sweden | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Portugal | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Greece | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Hungary | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Austria | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Switzerland | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Denmark | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Norway | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Finland | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Slovakia | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Ireland | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  New Zealand | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Costa Rica | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Mongolia | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Uruguay | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Lithuania | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Slovenia | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Cyprus | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Mauritius | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Luxembourg | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 1 |  Cape Verde | 10 | — | 10 | Full Democracy |
| 33 |  India | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Indonesia | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  France | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  South Africa | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Kenya | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Argentina | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Peru | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Guatemala | 9 | 1 | 8 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Romania | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Czechia | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Paraguay | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Bulgaria | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Serbia | 9 | 1 | 8 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Panama | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Croatia | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Moldova | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Jamaica | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Albania | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Lesotho | 9 | 1 | 8 | Democracy |
| 33 |  North Macedonia | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Timor-Leste | 9 | 1 | 8 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Estonia | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Solomon Islands | 9 | 1 | 8 | Democracy |
| 33 |  Montenegro | 9 | — | 9 | Democracy |
| 57 |  United States | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Nigeria | 8 | 1 | 7 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Brazil | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Mexico | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Philippines | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  United Kingdom | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Myanmar | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  South Korea | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Ghana | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Nepal | 8 | 1 | 7 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Belgium | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Dominican Republic | 8 | 1 | 7 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Sierra Leone | 8 | 1 | 7 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Kyrgyzstan | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  El Salvador | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Liberia | 8 | 1 | 7 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Georgia | 8 | 1 | 7 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Botswana | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Latvia | 8 | — | 8 | Democracy |
| 57 |  Guyana | 8 | 1 | 7 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Pakistan | 7 | — | 7 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Colombia | 7 | — | 7 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Malaysia | 7 | — | 7 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Burkina Faso | 7 | 1 | 6 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Sri Lanka | 7 | 1 | 6 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Senegal | 7 | — | 7 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Benin | 7 | — | 7 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Bolivia | 7 | — | 7 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Tunisia | 7 | — | 7 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Honduras | 7 | — | 7 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Israel | 7 | 1 | 6 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Nicaragua | 7 | 1 | 6 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Central African Republic | 7 | 1 | 6 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Armenia | 7 | — | 7 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Guinea-Bissau | 7 | 1 | 6 | Democracy |
| 77 |  Bhutan | 7 | — | 7 | Democracy |
| 93 |  Iraq | 6 | — | 6 | Democracy |
| 93 |  Mozambique | 6 | 1 | 5 | Open Anocracy |
| 93 |  Madagascar | 6 | — | 6 | Democracy |
| 93 |  Niger | 6 | 1 | 5 | Open Anocracy |
| 93 |  Mali | 6 | 1 | 5 | Open Anocracy |
| 93 |  Malawi | 6 | — | 6 | Democracy |
| 93 |  Zambia | 6 | — | 6 | Democracy |
| 93 |  Ecuador | 6 | 1 | 5 | Open Anocracy |
| 93 |  Haiti | 6 | 1 | 5 | Open Anocracy |
| 93 |  Lebanon | 6 | — | 6 | Democracy |
| 93 |  Namibia | 6 | — | 6 | Democracy |
| 93 |  Suriname | 6 | 1 | 5 | Open Anocracy |
| 105 |  Russia | 5 | 1 | 4 | Open Anocracy |
| 105 |  Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 4 | Open Anocracy |
| 105 |  Ivory Coast | 5 | 1 | 4 | Open Anocracy |
| 105 |  Somalia | 5 | — | 5 | Open Anocracy |
| 105 |  Zimbabwe | 5 | 1 | 4 | Open Anocracy |
| 105 |  Papua New Guinea | 5 | — | 5 | Open Anocracy |
| 111 |  Tanzania | 4 | 1 | 3 | Open Anocracy |
| 111 |  Guinea | 4 | — | 4 | Open Anocracy |
| 111 |  Gambia | 4 | — | 4 | Open Anocracy |
| 111 |  Gabon | 4 | 1 | 3 | Open Anocracy |
| 111 |  Fiji | 4 | — | 4 | Open Anocracy |
| 116 |  Ethiopia | 3 | 2 | 1 | Open Anocracy |
| 116 |  Algeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | Open Anocracy |
| 116 |  Djibouti | 3 | — | 3 | Open Anocracy |
| 119 |  Angola | 2 | 4 | -2 | Closed Anocracy |
| 119 |  Burundi | 2 | 3 | -1 | Closed Anocracy |
| 119 |  Jordan | 2 | 5 | -3 | Closed Anocracy |
| 119 |  Singapore | 2 | 4 | -2 | Closed Anocracy |
| 123 |  DR Congo | 1 | 4 | -3 | Closed Anocracy |
| 123 |  Uganda | 1 | 2 | -1 | Closed Anocracy |
| 123 |  Afghanistan | 1 | 2 | -1 | Closed Anocracy |
| 123 |  Morocco | 1 | 5 | -4 | Closed Anocracy |
| 123 |  Cameroon | 1 | 5 | -4 | Closed Anocracy |
| 123 |  Venezuela | 1 | 4 | -3 | Closed Anocracy |
| 123 |  Chad | 1 | 3 | -2 | Closed Anocracy |
| 123 |  Tajikistan | 1 | 4 | -3 | Closed Anocracy |
| 123 |  Cuba | 1 | 6 | -5 | Closed Anocracy |
| 123 |  Togo | 1 | 3 | -2 | Closed Anocracy |
| — |  China | — | 7 | -7 | Autocracy |
| — |  Bangladesh | — | 6 | -6 | Autocracy |
| — |  Egypt | — | 4 | -4 | Closed Anocracy |
| — |  Vietnam | — | 7 | -7 | Autocracy |
| — |  Iran | — | 7 | -7 | Autocracy |
| — |  Turkey | — | 4 | -4 | Closed Anocracy |
| — |  Thailand | — | 3 | -3 | Closed Anocracy |
| — |  Sudan | — | 4 | -4 | Closed Anocracy |
| — |  Uzbekistan | — | 9 | -9 | Autocracy |
| — |  Saudi Arabia | — | 10 | -10 | Autocracy |
| — |  North Korea | — | 10 | -10 | Autocracy |
| — |  Syria | — | 9 | -9 | Autocracy |
| — |  Kazakhstan | — | 6 | -6 | Autocracy |
| — |  Cambodia | — | 4 | -4 | Closed Anocracy |
| — |  Rwanda | — | 3 | -3 | Closed Anocracy |
| — |  United Arab Emirates | — | 8 | -8 | Autocracy |
| — |  Azerbaijan | — | 7 | -7 | Autocracy |
| — |  Belarus | — | 7 | -7 | Autocracy |
| — |  Laos | — | 7 | -7 | Autocracy |
| — |  Turkmenistan | — | 8 | -8 | Autocracy |
| — |  Republic of the Congo | — | 4 | -4 | Closed Anocracy |
| — |  Oman | — | 8 | -8 | Autocracy |
| — |  Mauritania | — | 2 | -2 | Closed Anocracy |
| — |  Kuwait | — | 7 | -7 | Autocracy |
| — |  Eritrea | — | 7 | -7 | Autocracy |
| — |  Qatar | — | 10 | -10 | Autocracy |
| — |  Equatorial Guinea | — | 6 | -6 | Autocracy |
| — |  Bahrain | — | 10 | -10 | Autocracy |
| — |  Eswatini | — | 9 | -9 | Autocracy |
| — |  Comoros | — | 3 | -3 | Closed Anocracy |
What correlates with Polity Democracy Score?
Pearson r against 1,501 other country metrics sharing at least 80 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 Polity Democracy Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Polity Democracy Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Polity Democracy Score?
- Japan has the highest Polity Democracy Score, at 10, followed by Germany (10) and Italy (10).
- Which country has the lowest Polity Democracy Score?
- Togo has the lowest Polity Democracy Score, at 1.
- What is the median Polity Democracy Score across countries?
- The median is 8 across the 132 countries with data.
- Where does this polity data series by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Polity data series - Wiki; Let's Make America Rational Again - Center for Systemic Peace; Polity5: Regime Authority Characteristics and Transitions Datasets - Center for Systemic Peace.