Germany vs Mexico

Germany vs Mexico: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.83 of 1 in Germany and 0.47 of 1 in Mexico, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.36 of 1, or 1.77 times that in Mexico.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Germany vs Mexico: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.83 of 1 in Germany and 0.47 of 1 in Mexico, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.36 of 1, or 1.77 times that in Mexico.
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What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Mexico.
  • In 2025, Germany ranked 21 and Mexico ranked 93 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

YearGermanyMexicoWorld
20250.830.470.48
20240.830.50.49
20230.860.550.49
20220.860.580.5
20210.860.620.5
20200.870.660.51
20190.880.680.52
20180.880.680.52
20170.890.640.52
20160.890.640.52
20150.880.640.52
20140.890.620.52
20130.890.620.52
20120.90.650.53
20110.90.660.53
20100.90.660.52
20090.90.650.52
20080.90.650.52
20070.90.640.52
20060.90.670.52
20050.90.710.52
20040.90.710.51
20030.90.70.51
20020.90.690.5
20010.90.680.49
20000.90.670.49
19990.90.610.49
19980.890.60.49
19970.890.560.49
19960.890.510.48
19950.890.490.47
19940.890.470.47
19930.890.460.46
19920.890.440.44
19910.890.410.42
1990–0.390.41
1989–0.370.36
1988–0.350.36
1987–0.330.35
1986–0.320.34
1985–0.320.34
1984–0.320.33
1983–0.320.32
1982–0.310.32
1981–0.30.32
1980–0.30.32
1979–0.30.31
1978–0.30.3
1977–0.280.3
1976–0.260.29
1975–0.250.29
1974–0.250.29
1973–0.250.29
1972–0.250.29
1971–0.250.29
1970–0.250.29
1969–0.240.29
1968–0.240.3
1967–0.240.29
1966–0.230.29
1965–0.230.3
1964–0.230.3
1963–0.230.3
1962–0.230.29
1961–0.230.29
1960–0.230.28
1959–0.230.27
1958–0.230.27
1957–0.230.27
1956–0.230.26
1955–0.230.25
1954–0.230.25
1953–0.20.24
1952–0.190.24
1951–0.20.24
1950–0.20.23
1949–0.20.22
1948–0.190.22
1947–0.190.21
1946–0.190.19
1945–0.190.16
19440.070.190.14
19430.070.190.14
19420.070.190.14
19410.070.190.15
19400.070.20.15
19390.070.20.17
19380.090.190.17
19370.070.190.17
19360.090.190.17
19350.070.190.17
19340.110.190.18
19330.20.180.18
19320.560.180.19
19310.570.180.18
19300.590.180.18
19290.610.170.19
19280.610.180.19
19270.610.180.19
19260.610.180.19
19250.60.190.19
19240.610.190.19
19230.630.190.19
19220.640.190.19
19210.650.190.19
19200.640.20.18
19190.580.230.16
19180.250.230.15
19170.240.190.15
19160.240.110.15
19150.240.110.15
19140.250.10.15
19130.260.110.15
19120.250.190.15
19110.260.140.15
19100.260.120.15
19090.260.110.15
19080.250.110.15
19070.250.110.15
19060.250.110.15
19050.260.110.15
19040.260.110.14
19030.250.110.14
19020.240.110.15
19010.240.110.14
19000.240.120.14
18990.240.130.22
18980.240.130.22
18970.240.130.22
18960.240.130.22
18950.240.130.22
18940.240.130.21
18930.240.130.21
18920.240.130.21
18910.240.130.2
18900.240.130.2
18890.230.130.2
18880.230.130.2
18870.230.130.2
18860.230.130.19
18850.230.130.19
18840.230.130.2
18830.230.130.19
18820.230.130.19
18810.230.130.19
18800.230.130.19
18790.230.130.19
18780.230.130.18
18770.230.130.18
18760.230.150.19
18750.230.20.18
18740.230.20.18
18730.230.20.18
18720.230.20.18
18710.230.20.18
18700.210.20.18
18690.20.20.17
18680.20.20.17
18670.20.180.17
18660.190.150.16
18650.190.150.16
18640.190.150.16
18630.190.150.16
18620.190.150.16
18610.190.150.15
18600.160.150.15
18590.160.150.14
18580.160.160.14
18570.160.230.14
18560.160.230.13
18550.160.230.13
18540.160.230.13
18530.160.20.13
18520.160.20.13
18510.160.20.13
18500.160.20.13
18490.170.230.15
18480.160.230.13
18470.030.210.11
18460.030.190.11
18450.030.230.11
18440.030.230.11
18430.030.230.1
18420.030.190.1
18410.030.160.1
18400.030.160.1
18390.030.160.1
18380.030.160.09
18370.030.160.09
18360.030.180.1
18350.030.180.09
18340.030.180.09
18330.030.180.09
18320.030.160.09
18310.030.150.09
18300.030.180.09
18290.030.180.08
18280.030.180.08
18270.030.180.09
18260.030.180.08
18250.030.180.08
18240.030.180.08
18230.030.180.08
18220.030.120.08
18210.030.120.07
18200.030.070.07
18190.030.040.06
18180.030.040.06
18170.030.040.06
18160.030.040.06
18150.030.050.06
18140.030.050.05
18130.030.050.05
18120.030.050.06
18110.030.030.06
18100.030.030.06
18090.030.030.05
18080.030.030.05
18070.030.030.05
18060.030.030.05
18050.030.030.05
18040.030.030.05
18030.030.030.05
18020.030.030.05
18010.030.030.05
18000.030.030.05
17990.030.030.05
17980.030.030.06
17970.030.030.05
17960.030.030.05
17950.030.030.05
17940.030.030.05
17930.030.030.05
17920.030.030.05
17910.030.030.05
17900.030.030.05
17890.030.030.05

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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