Country rankings

Ruling Political Parties by Country

Japan has the highest Most Recent Election (2,025), followed by Egypt (2,025) and Philippines (2,025). Palestine has the lowest (2,006).

Politics & Government226 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Nov 4, 2023Original page
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Most Recent Election

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 220 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
2,023
Middle half 2,022 – 2,024
Average
2,023
220 countries
Highest
2,025
Japan
Lowest
2,006
Palestine

Data

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226 countries · # = rank by Most Recent Election
#
1JapanMulti-party2,025
1EgyptDominant-party2,025
1PhilippinesMulti-party2,025
1GermanyMulti-party2,025
1South KoreaMulti-party2,025
1CanadaMulti-party2,025
1PolandMulti-party2,025
1MadagascarDominant-party2,025
1AustraliaMulti-party2,025
1MalawiMulti-party2,025
1RomaniaMulti-party2,025
1EcuadorMulti-party2,025
1BurundiDominant-party2,025
1PortugalMulti-party2,025
1TogoDominant-party2,025
1BelarusDominant-party2,025
1SingaporeDominant-party2,025
1NorwayMulti-party2,025
1JamaicaTwo-party2,025
1AlbaniaMulti-party2,025
1GabonDominant-party2,025
1Guinea-BissauMilitary junta2,025
1Trinidad and TobagoTwo-party2,025
1ComorosDominant-party2,025
1GuyanaMulti-party2,025
1MacauDominant-party2,025
1SurinameMulti-party2,025
1BelizeTwo-party2,025
1VanuatuMulti-party2,025
1SamoaTwo-party2,025
1CuracaoMulti-party2,025
1SeychellesTwo-party2,025
1Cayman IslandsMulti-party2,025
1GuernseyMulti-party2,025
1BermudaTwo-party2,025
1GreenlandMulti-party2,025
1Turks and Caicos IslandsTwo-party2,025
1LiechtensteinMulti-party2,025
1AnguillaTwo-party2,025
1Vatican CityNon-partisan2,025
41IndiaMulti-party2,024
41United StatesTwo-party2,024
41IndonesiaMulti-party2,024
41PakistanMulti-party2,024
41BangladeshMulti-party2,024
41RussiaDominant-party2,024
41MexicoMulti-party2,024
41DR CongoMulti-party2,024
41IranTwo-party2,024
41United KingdomMulti-party2,024
41FranceMulti-party2,024
41South AfricaMulti-party2,024
41AlgeriaMulti-party2,024
41UzbekistanDominant-party2,024
41MozambiqueDominant-party2,024
41GhanaTwo-party2,024
41VenezuelaDominant-party2,024
41Sri LankaMulti-party2,024
41TaiwanMulti-party2,024
41ChadDominant-party2,024
41SenegalMulti-party2,024
41RwandaDominant-party2,024
41TunisiaDominant-party2,024
41BelgiumMulti-party2,024
41Dominican RepublicMulti-party2,024
41JordanDominant-party2,024
41AzerbaijanDominant-party2,024
41AustriaMulti-party2,024
41El SalvadorDominant-party2,024
41FinlandMulti-party2,024
41MauritaniaMulti-party2,024
41SlovakiaMulti-party2,024
41IrelandMulti-party2,024
41KuwaitNon-partisan2,024
41PanamaMulti-party2,024
41CroatiaMulti-party2,024
41GeorgiaDominant-party2,024
41MongoliaMulti-party2,024
41UruguayMulti-party2,024
41Puerto RicoTwo-party2,024
41NamibiaDominant-party2,024
41MoldovaMulti-party2,024
41LithuaniaMulti-party2,024
41BotswanaMulti-party2,024
41North MacedoniaMulti-party2,024
41MauritiusMulti-party2,024
41Solomon IslandsMulti-party2,024
41BhutanTwo-party2,024
41MaldivesMulti-party2,024
41IcelandMulti-party2,024
41KiribatiTwo-party2,024
41ArubaMulti-party2,024
41United States Virgin IslandsMulti-party2,024
41Sint MaartenMulti-party2,024
41San MarinoMulti-party2,024
41PalauNon-partisan2,024
41TuvaluNon-partisan2,024
41MontserratTwo-party2,024
99ChinaOne-party2,023
99NigeriaMulti-party2,023
99TurkeyMulti-party2,023
99ThailandMulti-party2,023
99SpainMulti-party2,023
99ArgentinaMulti-party2,023
99NigerMilitary junta2,023
99KazakhstanDominant-party2,023
99GuatemalaMulti-party2,023
99NetherlandsMulti-party2,023
99CambodiaDominant-party2,023
99ZimbabweDominant-party2,023
99United Arab EmiratesNon-partisan2,023
99CubaOne-party2,023
99CzechiaMulti-party2,023
99GreeceMulti-party2,023
99SwitzerlandMulti-party2,023
99Sierra LeoneTwo-party2,023
99TurkmenistanDominant-party2,023
99Hong KongDominant-party2,023
99ParaguayDominant-party2,023
99SerbiaDominant-party2,023
99LiberiaTwo-party2,023
99OmanNon-partisan2,023
99New ZealandMulti-party2,023
99Timor-LesteMulti-party2,023
99CyprusMulti-party2,023
99EstoniaMulti-party2,023
99EswatiniNon-partisan2,023
99DjiboutiDominant-party2,023
99LuxembourgMulti-party2,023
99MontenegroMulti-party2,023
99French PolynesiaMulti-party2,023
99MicronesiaNon-partisan2,023
99Antigua and BarbudaDominant-party2,023
99AndorraMulti-party2,023
99GibraltarMulti-party2,023
99British Virgin IslandsMulti-party2,023
99MonacoMulti-party2,023
99Marshall IslandsTwo-party2,023
99TokelauNon-partisan2,023
99NiueNon-partisan2,023
141BrazilMulti-party2,022
141ItalyMulti-party2,022
141KenyaMulti-party2,022
141ColombiaMulti-party2,022
141AngolaDominant-party2,022
141MalaysiaMulti-party2,022
141PeruMulti-party2,022
141NepalMulti-party2,022
141Burkina FasoMilitary junta2,022
141SomaliaMulti-party2,022
141Papua New GuineaMulti-party2,022
141SwedenMulti-party2,022
141IsraelMulti-party2,022
141HungaryDominant-party2,022
141Republic of the CongoDominant-party2,022
141DenmarkMulti-party2,022
141LebanonMulti-party2,022
141Costa RicaMulti-party2,022
141Bosnia and HerzegovinaMulti-party2,022
141GambiaMulti-party2,022
141LesothoMulti-party2,022
141SloveniaMulti-party2,022
141Equatorial GuineaDominant-party2,022
141LatviaMulti-party2,022
141BahrainDominant-party2,022
141FijiMulti-party2,022
141MaltaTwo-party2,022
141BarbadosTwo-party2,022
141Sao Tome and PrincipeMulti-party2,022
141GrenadaTwo-party2,022
141JerseyMulti-party2,022
141Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesTwo-party2,022
141DominicaDominant-party2,022
141Faroe IslandsMulti-party2,022
141Saint Kitts and NevisMulti-party2,022
141Cook IslandsMulti-party2,022
141NauruMulti-party2,022
141Wallis and FutunaMulti-party2,022
141Saint Pierre and MiquelonTwo-party2,022
180EthiopiaDominant-party2,021
180VietnamOne-party2,021
180MyanmarMilitary junta2,021
180UgandaDominant-party2,021
180IraqMulti-party2,021
180MoroccoMulti-party2,021
180Ivory CoastDominant-party2,021
180MaliMilitary junta2,021
180ZambiaMulti-party2,021
180ChileMulti-party2,021
180GuineaMilitary junta2,021
180BeninMulti-party2,021
180HondurasMulti-party2,021
180LaosOne-party2,021
180KyrgyzstanMulti-party2,021
180NicaraguaDominant-party2,021
180BulgariaMulti-party2,021
180Central African RepublicDominant-party2,021
180QatarNon-partisan2,021
180ArmeniaMulti-party2,021
180Cape VerdeMulti-party2,021
180BahamasTwo-party2,021
180GuadeloupeMulti-party2,021
180MayotteMulti-party2,021
180French GuianaMulti-party2,021
180Saint LuciaTwo-party2,021
180TongaTwo-party2,021
180Isle of ManMulti-party2,021
180Falkland IslandsNon-partisan2,021
209TanzaniaDominant-party2,020
209CameroonDominant-party2,020
209BoliviaMulti-party2,020
209TajikistanDominant-party2,020
213UkraineMulti-party2,019
213North KoreaOne-party2,019
213New CaledoniaMulti-party2,019
216HaitiMulti-party2,017
217YemenDominant-party2,015
218LibyaNon-partisan2,014
219South SudanDominant-party2,010
220PalestineMulti-party2,006
—SudanMilitary junta—
—AfghanistanNon-partisan—
—Saudi ArabiaNon-partisan—
—SyriaTransitional government—
—EritreaOne-party—
—BruneiNon-partisan—

What correlates with Most Recent Election?

Pearson r against 1,304 other country metrics sharing at least 132 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 Most Recent Election tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Governance ValuePolitical Stability by Country
    r = +0.39 · moderate · n = 199
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  2. Safest Countries IndexSafest Countries in the World
    r = +0.37 · moderate · n = 185
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  3. Women, Peace and Security Index (WPSI)Most Dangerous Countries for Women
    r = +0.33 · moderate · n = 176
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  4. Political Stability ScorePolitical Stability by Country
    r = +0.33 · moderate · n = 202
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  5. LP GovernanceLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 162
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  6. Legatum Prosperity RankLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 162
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Most Recent Election tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. GDP Growth IMFGDP Growth by Country
    r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 186
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  2. Global Peace IndexMost Peaceful Countries
    r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 157
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  3. Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
    r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 154
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  4. Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
    r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 153
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  5. Fragile States Index
    r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 173
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  6. External InterventionFailed States
    r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 172
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Most Recent Election?
Japan has the highest Most Recent Election, at 2,025, followed by Egypt (2,025) and Philippines (2,025).
Which country has the lowest Most Recent Election?
Palestine has the lowest Most Recent Election, at 2,006.
What is the median Most Recent Election across countries?
The median is 2,023 across the 220 countries with data.
Where does this ruling political parties by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of Ruling Parties by Country - Wiki.