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 the V Dem Democracy Index by Country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: V-Dem Democracy Report 2025; V-Dem Dataset 2024 - V-Dem Institute; V-Dem Dataset - V-Dem Institute; Democracy indices (V-Dem) - Wikipedia.

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V Dem Democracy Index by Country

Name: V Dem Democracy Index by Country
Creator: Rankodex

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

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1	Denmark	0.884	0.91
2	Sweden	0.853	0.89
3	Norway	0.847	0.89
4	Switzerland	0.843	0.88
5	Estonia	0.837	0.89
6	Ireland	0.822	0.89
7	Costa Rica	0.809	0.86
8	Finland	0.808	0.85
9	France	0.8	0.86
10	Belgium	0.794	0.89
11	Australia	0.793	0.84
12	Uruguay	0.79	0.86
13	New Zealand	0.787	0.85
14	Germany	0.782	0.83
15	Chile	0.781	0.84
16	Luxembourg	0.777	0.87
17	Netherlands	0.774	0.83
18	Austria	0.757	0.84
19	Latvia	0.751	0.83
20	Spain	0.741	0.82
21	South Korea	0.739	0.82
22	Canada	0.736	0.84
23	Japan	0.734	0.82
24	Iceland	0.72	0.81
25	Portugal	0.717	0.82
26	Lithuania	0.712	0.79
27	Brazil	0.704	0.78
27	Taiwan	0.704	0.8
29	United Kingdom	0.689	0.77
30	Seychelles	0.68	0.76
31	Jamaica	0.679	0.8
31	Barbados	0.679	0.8
33	Trinidad and Tobago	0.668	0.79
34	Cyprus	0.664	0.77
35	Poland	0.645	0.77
36	Italy	0.642	0.74
37	Mauritius	0.639	0.74
38	South Africa	0.633	0.74
39	Cape Verde	0.631	0.74
40	Suriname	0.626	0.78
41	Vanuatu	0.623	0.73
42	Malta	0.621	0.78
43	Sri Lanka	0.613	0.78
44	Ghana	0.606	0.71
45	Croatia	0.593	0.69
46	Slovenia	0.589	0.69
47	Israel	0.588	0.69
48	Panama	0.575	0.73
49	Slovakia	0.573	0.73
50	Greece	0.568	0.74
51	Colombia	0.555	0.68
52	Timor-Leste	0.549	0.74
53	Solomon Islands	0.539	0.7
54	Argentina	0.524	0.69
55	Guatemala	0.523	0.64
56	Botswana	0.52	0.66
57	Namibia	0.519	0.63
57	Sao Tome and Principe	0.519	0.63
59	Lesotho	0.512	0.66
60	Peru	0.506	0.67
61	Nepal	0.505	0.66
61	Dominican Republic	0.505	0.74
63	Montenegro	0.5	0.64
64	Bulgaria	0.499	0.6
65	Senegal	0.484	0.63
66	Romania	0.464	0.6
67	Malawi	0.462	0.56
68	Bhutan	0.457	0.57
69	Moldova	0.449	0.55
70	Kenya	0.446	0.56
71	Mongolia	0.424	0.54
72	Liberia	0.417	0.6
73	Maldives	0.416	0.56
74	Fiji	0.398	0.51
75	Ecuador	0.386	0.61
76	Papua New Guinea	0.384	0.47
77	Albania	0.382	0.48
78	Honduras	0.38	0.51
79	Paraguay	0.376	0.58
80	Zambia	0.375	0.5
81	North Macedonia	0.374	0.56
82	Armenia	0.371	0.61
83	Singapore	0.36	0.43
84	Malaysia	0.355	0.5
85	Bolivia	0.352	0.6
86	Sierra Leone	0.348	0.47
87	Guyana	0.328	0.52
88	Benin	0.323	0.49
89	Hungary	0.315	0.42
90	Thailand	0.314	0.42
91	Nigeria	0.311	0.5
92	Tanzania	0.297	0.36
93	Indonesia	0.296	0.46
94	Philippines	0.291	0.39
95	Georgia	0.275	0.4
96	Jordan	0.274	0.28
97	Lebanon	0.267	0.42
98	Tunisia	0.265	0.4
99	India	0.26	0.38
100	Morocco	0.251	0.26
101	Ukraine	0.24	0.39
102	Ivory Coast	0.228	0.39
103	Mexico	0.221	0.47
104	Iraq	0.22	0.37
105	Serbia	0.208	0.3
106	Madagascar	0.187	0.36
107	Kyrgyzstan	0.178	0.31
107	Gabon	0.178	0.3
109	Niger	0.177	0.23
110	Pakistan	0.176	0.3
111	Mozambique	0.175	0.28
112	Uganda	0.165	0.25
113	Angola	0.163	0.34
114	Togo	0.157	0.35
115	Mali	0.15	0.16
116	Zimbabwe	0.147	0.27
117	Hong Kong	0.142	0.15
118	Oman	0.14	0.17
119	Comoros	0.132	0.29
120	Kazakhstan	0.131	0.26
121	Somalia	0.128	0.16
122	Mauritania	0.127	0.33
122	Kuwait	0.127	0.14
124	Algeria	0.126	0.26
125	Djibouti	0.118	0.25
126	Bangladesh	0.116	0.2
127	Egypt	0.115	0.19
127	DR Congo	0.115	0.31
127	Republic of the Congo	0.115	0.24
130	Cameroon	0.114	0.26
130	Palestine	0.114	0.21
132	Turkey	0.11	0.29
132	Laos	0.11	0.14
134	Iran	0.103	0.16
134	Burkina Faso	0.103	0.13
136	Vietnam	0.102	0.15
136	Central African Republic	0.102	0.29
138	Ethiopia	0.1	0.26
139	Haiti	0.098	0.24
139	Libya	0.098	0.19
141	Eswatini	0.097	0.13
142	Guinea	0.095	0.19
142	Guinea-Bissau	0.095	0.25
144	Qatar	0.091	0.03
145	Rwanda	0.09	0.19
145	El Salvador	0.09	0.32
147	Uzbekistan	0.079	0.22
148	United Arab Emirates	0.077	0.1
149	South Sudan	0.064	0.13
150	Chad	0.062	0.24
150	Bahrain	0.062	0.14
152	Burundi	0.06	0.18
153	Cuba	0.057	0.18
154	Russia	0.056	0.17
155	Syria	0.054	0.13
156	Azerbaijan	0.053	0.17
157	Cambodia	0.051	0.18
158	Saudi Arabia	0.047	0.02
158	Equatorial Guinea	0.047	0.17
160	Yemen	0.043	0.13
160	Tajikistan	0.043	0.16
162	Venezuela	0.042	0.18
163	China	0.039	0.07
164	Belarus	0.038	0.16
165	Sudan	0.034	0.13
165	Turkmenistan	0.034	0.15
167	Nicaragua	0.019	0.15
168	Afghanistan	0.018	0.07
169	Myanmar	0.015	0.08
170	North Korea	0.014	0.08
171	Eritrea	0.009	0.07
—	United States	—	0.74
—	Czechia	—	0.85
—	Bosnia and Herzegovina	—	0.5
—	Gambia	—	0.64

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Pearson r against 1,442 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.

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r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 163
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EIU Civil Liberties ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 159
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Places that have a higher V-Dem LDI Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

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r = −0.92 · very strong · n = 164
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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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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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r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 155
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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 the V Dem Democracy Index by Country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: V-Dem Democracy Report 2025; V-Dem Dataset 2024 - V-Dem Institute; V-Dem Dataset - V-Dem Institute; Democracy indices (V-Dem) - Wikipedia.

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