Germany vs United Kingdom

Germany vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.83 of 1 in Germany and 0.77 of 1 in United Kingdom, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.06 of 1, or 1.07 times that in United Kingdom.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Germany vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.83 of 1 in Germany and 0.77 of 1 in United Kingdom, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.06 of 1, or 1.07 times that in United Kingdom.
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What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United Kingdom.
  • In 2025, Germany ranked 21 and United Kingdom ranked 37 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

YearGermanyUnited KingdomWorld
20250.830.770.48
20240.830.830.49
20230.860.850.49
20220.860.840.5
20210.860.860.5
20200.870.870.51
20190.880.850.52
20180.880.880.52
20170.890.870.52
20160.890.850.52
20150.880.860.52
20140.890.860.52
20130.890.860.52
20120.90.870.53
20110.90.870.53
20100.90.870.52
20090.90.870.52
20080.90.870.52
20070.90.870.52
20060.90.870.52
20050.90.860.52
20040.90.860.51
20030.90.860.51
20020.90.860.5
20010.90.860.49
20000.90.850.49
19990.90.840.49
19980.890.810.49
19970.890.810.49
19960.890.810.48
19950.890.810.47
19940.890.810.47
19930.890.810.46
19920.890.820.44
19910.890.820.42
1990–0.820.41
1989–0.80.36
1988–0.80.36
1987–0.80.35
1986–0.80.34
1985–0.80.34
1984–0.80.33
1983–0.80.32
1982–0.810.32
1981–0.810.32
1980–0.810.32
1979–0.820.31
1978–0.830.3
1977–0.830.3
1976–0.830.29
1975–0.830.29
1974–0.820.29
1973–0.820.29
1972–0.820.29
1971–0.820.29
1970–0.820.29
1969–0.820.29
1968–0.820.3
1967–0.830.29
1966–0.820.29
1965–0.830.3
1964–0.810.3
1963–0.810.3
1962–0.810.29
1961–0.810.29
1960–0.810.28
1959–0.80.27
1958–0.80.27
1957–0.80.27
1956–0.80.26
1955–0.80.25
1954–0.810.25
1953–0.810.24
1952–0.810.24
1951–0.810.24
1950–0.810.23
1949–0.790.22
1948–0.790.22
1947–0.790.21
1946–0.780.19
1945–0.710.16
19440.070.70.14
19430.070.70.14
19420.070.70.14
19410.070.70.15
19400.070.70.15
19390.070.70.17
19380.090.730.17
19370.070.730.17
19360.090.730.17
19350.070.730.17
19340.110.730.18
19330.20.730.18
19320.560.730.19
19310.570.720.18
19300.590.720.18
19290.610.720.19
19280.610.710.19
19270.610.710.19
19260.610.710.19
19250.60.710.19
19240.610.720.19
19230.630.720.19
19220.640.710.19
19210.650.710.19
19200.640.710.18
19190.580.70.16
19180.250.460.15
19170.240.460.15
19160.240.460.15
19150.240.460.15
19140.250.470.15
19130.260.480.15
19120.250.480.15
19110.260.480.15
19100.260.480.15
19090.260.480.15
19080.250.480.15
19070.250.480.15
19060.250.480.15
19050.260.480.15
19040.260.480.14
19030.250.480.14
19020.240.480.15
19010.240.480.14
19000.240.470.14
18990.240.470.22
18980.240.470.22
18970.240.460.22
18960.240.460.22
18950.240.460.22
18940.240.460.21
18930.240.460.21
18920.240.450.21
18910.240.440.2
18900.240.440.2
18890.230.440.2
18880.230.440.2
18870.230.440.2
18860.230.440.19
18850.230.410.19
18840.230.410.2
18830.230.380.19
18820.230.380.19
18810.230.380.19
18800.230.370.19
18790.230.360.19
18780.230.360.18
18770.230.360.18
18760.230.360.19
18750.230.360.18
18740.230.370.18
18730.230.350.18
18720.230.350.18
18710.230.350.18
18700.210.350.18
18690.20.350.17
18680.20.350.17
18670.20.350.17
18660.190.330.16
18650.190.330.16
18640.190.320.16
18630.190.320.16
18620.190.320.16
18610.190.320.15
18600.160.320.15
18590.160.320.14
18580.160.310.14
18570.160.320.14
18560.160.310.13
18550.160.310.13
18540.160.310.13
18530.160.310.13
18520.160.320.13
18510.160.320.13
18500.160.310.13
18490.170.310.15
18480.160.310.13
18470.030.320.11
18460.030.310.11
18450.030.310.11
18440.030.310.11
18430.030.310.1
18420.030.310.1
18410.030.320.1
18400.030.310.1
18390.030.30.1
18380.030.30.09
18370.030.310.09
18360.030.30.1
18350.030.310.09
18340.030.30.09
18330.030.30.09
18320.030.290.09
18310.030.290.09
18300.030.290.09
18290.030.280.08
18280.030.280.08
18270.030.280.09
18260.030.290.08
18250.030.280.08
18240.030.260.08
18230.030.260.08
18220.030.260.08
18210.030.260.07
18200.030.270.07
18190.030.260.06
18180.030.270.06
18170.030.270.06
18160.030.270.06
18150.030.270.06
18140.030.270.05
18130.030.270.05
18120.030.280.06
18110.030.270.06
18100.030.280.06
18090.030.270.05
18080.030.270.05
18070.030.280.05
18060.030.280.05
18050.030.270.05
18040.030.270.05
18030.030.270.05
18020.030.280.05
18010.030.280.05
18000.030.270.05
17990.030.270.05
17980.030.270.06
17970.030.270.05
17960.030.280.05
17950.030.270.05
17940.030.270.05
17930.030.270.05
17920.030.270.05
17910.030.280.05
17900.030.260.05
17890.030.240.05

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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