Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.5 of 1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina and 0.3 of 1 in Serbia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bosnia & Herzegovina, by 0.2 of 1, or 1.66 times that in Serbia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.5 of 1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina and 0.3 of 1 in Serbia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bosnia & Herzegovina, by 0.2 of 1, or 1.66 times that in Serbia.
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What the numbers say

  • Bosnia & Herzegovina has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Serbia.
  • In 2025, Bosnia & Herzegovina ranked 88 and Serbia ranked 117 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBosnia & HerzegovinaSerbiaWorld
20250.50.30.48
20240.510.320.49
20230.50.360.49
20220.520.360.5
20210.510.340.5
20200.520.350.51
20190.520.370.52
20180.510.350.52
20170.540.380.52
20160.550.410.52
20150.550.420.52
20140.560.440.52
20130.560.50.52
20120.570.590.53
20110.560.610.53
20100.570.610.52
20090.560.620.52
20080.560.630.52
20070.570.630.52
20060.630.630.52
20050.650.630.52
20040.650.630.51
20030.660.650.51
20020.650.610.5
20010.650.580.49
20000.640.360.49
19990.620.30.49
19980.60.30.49
19970.580.30.49
19960.270.290.48
19950.190.290.47
19940.190.290.47
19930.250.290.46
19920.250.240.44
19910.160.160.42
19900.20.20.41
19890.140.140.36
19880.140.140.36
19870.140.140.35
19860.140.140.34
19850.140.140.34
19840.140.140.33
19830.140.140.32
19820.140.140.32
19810.140.140.32
19800.110.110.32
19790.090.090.31
19780.090.090.3
19770.090.090.3
19760.090.090.29
19750.090.090.29
19740.090.090.29
19730.090.090.29
19720.090.090.29
19710.090.090.29
19700.090.090.29
19690.090.090.29
19680.090.090.3
19670.090.090.29
19660.090.090.29
19650.090.090.3
19640.090.090.3
19630.090.090.3
19620.090.090.29
19610.090.090.29
19600.090.090.28
19590.090.090.27
19580.090.090.27
19570.090.090.27
19560.090.090.26
19550.090.090.25
19540.090.090.25
19530.10.10.24
19520.090.090.24
19510.090.090.24
19500.090.090.23
19490.090.090.22
19480.090.090.22
19470.090.090.21
19460.090.090.19
19450.050.050.16
19440.050.050.14
19430.050.050.14
19420.060.060.14
19410.090.090.15
19400.130.130.15
19390.150.150.17
19380.140.140.17
19370.140.140.17
19360.140.140.17
19350.140.140.17
1934––0.18
1933––0.18
1932––0.19
19310.10.10.18
19300.10.10.18
19290.140.140.19
19280.160.160.19
19270.170.170.19
19260.170.170.19
19250.170.170.19
19240.170.170.19
19230.170.170.19
19220.170.170.19
19210.170.170.19
19200.160.160.18
19190.160.160.16
1918–0.150.15
1917–0.150.15
1916–0.150.15
1915–0.150.15
1914–0.160.15
1913–0.160.15
1912–0.160.15
1911–0.160.15
1910–0.160.15
1909–0.160.15
1908–0.170.15
1907–0.170.15
1906–0.170.15
1905–0.170.15
1904–0.170.14
1903–0.160.14
1902–0.170.15
1901–0.170.14
1900–0.170.14
1899–0.170.22
1898–0.170.22
1897–0.170.22
1896–0.170.22
1895–0.170.22
1894–0.170.21
1893–0.170.21
1892–0.180.21
1891–0.180.2
1890–0.180.2
1889–0.180.2
1888–0.160.2
1887–0.160.2
1886–0.160.19
1885–0.150.19
1884–0.160.2
1883–0.160.19
1882–0.160.19
1881–0.150.19
1880–0.110.19
1879–0.110.19
18780.010.110.18
18770.030.110.18
18760.10.120.19
18750.040.120.18
18740.040.110.18
18730.040.110.18
18720.040.110.18
18710.040.110.18
18700.040.110.18
18690.040.110.17
18680.040.110.17
18670.040.110.17
18660.030.110.16
18650.030.110.16
18640.030.110.16
18630.030.110.16
18620.030.110.16
18610.030.110.15
18600.030.110.15
18590.020.120.14
18580.020.120.14
18570.020.050.14
18560.020.050.13
18550.020.050.13
18540.020.050.13
18530.020.050.13
18520.020.050.13
18510.020.050.13
18500.020.050.13
18490.020.050.15
18480.020.050.13
18470.020.050.11
18460.020.050.11
18450.020.050.11
18440.020.050.11
18430.020.050.1
18420.020.050.1
18410.020.050.1
18400.020.050.1
18390.020.040.1
18380.020.040.09
18370.020.040.09
18360.020.040.1
18350.020.040.09
18340.020.040.09
18330.02–0.09
18320.02–0.09
18310.02–0.09
18300.02–0.09
18290.02–0.08
18280.02–0.08
18270.02–0.09
18260.02–0.08
18250.02–0.08
18240.02–0.08
18230.02–0.08
18220.02–0.08
18210.02–0.07
18200.02–0.07
18190.02–0.06
18180.02–0.06
18170.02–0.06
18160.02–0.06
18150.02–0.06
18140.020.020.05
18130.02–0.05
18120.02–0.06
18110.02–0.06
18100.02–0.06
18090.02–0.05
18080.02–0.05
18070.02–0.05
18060.02–0.05
18050.02–0.05
18040.02–0.05
18030.020.020.05
18020.020.020.05
18010.020.020.05
18000.020.020.05
17990.020.020.05
17980.020.020.06
17970.020.020.05
17960.020.020.05
17950.020.020.05
17940.020.020.05
17930.020.020.05
17920.020.020.05
17910.020.020.05
17900.020.020.05
17890.020.020.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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