Hungary vs Serbia

Hungary vs Serbia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.42 of 1 in Hungary and 0.3 of 1 in Serbia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.12 of 1, or 1.4 times that in Serbia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Hungary vs Serbia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.42 of 1 in Hungary and 0.3 of 1 in Serbia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.12 of 1, or 1.4 times that in Serbia.
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What the numbers say

  • Hungary has been higher since 1920.
  • In 2025, Hungary ranked 98 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

YearHungarySerbiaWorld
20250.420.30.48
20240.440.320.49
20230.430.360.49
20220.450.360.5
20210.450.340.5
20200.460.350.51
20190.470.370.52
20180.480.350.52
20170.560.380.52
20160.610.410.52
20150.620.420.52
20140.670.440.52
20130.740.50.52
20120.770.590.53
20110.780.610.53
20100.810.610.52
20090.850.620.52
20080.850.630.52
20070.850.630.52
20060.830.630.52
20050.840.630.52
20040.840.630.51
20030.840.650.51
20020.840.610.5
20010.840.580.49
20000.840.360.49
19990.840.30.49
19980.840.30.49
19970.840.30.49
19960.840.290.48
19950.840.290.47
19940.840.290.47
19930.840.290.46
19920.840.240.44
19910.840.160.42
19900.80.20.41
19890.270.140.36
19880.170.140.36
19870.150.140.35
19860.150.140.34
19850.140.140.34
19840.140.140.33
19830.140.140.32
19820.140.140.32
19810.140.140.32
19800.130.110.32
19790.130.090.31
19780.130.090.3
19770.130.090.3
19760.130.090.29
19750.130.090.29
19740.130.090.29
19730.130.090.29
19720.130.090.29
19710.130.090.29
19700.130.090.29
19690.130.090.29
19680.130.090.3
19670.130.090.29
19660.130.090.29
19650.130.090.3
19640.130.090.3
19630.130.090.3
19620.120.090.29
19610.120.090.29
19600.120.090.28
19590.120.090.27
19580.120.090.27
19570.120.090.27
19560.120.090.26
19550.140.090.25
19540.180.090.25
19530.150.10.24
19520.120.090.24
19510.120.090.24
19500.120.090.23
19490.120.090.22
19480.190.090.22
19470.210.090.21
19460.220.090.19
19450.160.050.16
19440.20.050.14
19430.250.050.14
19420.260.060.14
19410.260.090.15
19400.280.130.15
19390.30.150.17
19380.310.140.17
19370.310.140.17
19360.320.140.17
19350.320.140.17
19340.32–0.18
19330.32–0.18
19320.32–0.19
19310.320.10.18
19300.320.10.18
19290.310.140.19
19280.310.160.19
19270.310.170.19
19260.350.170.19
19250.340.170.19
19240.340.170.19
19230.340.170.19
19220.320.170.19
19210.280.170.19
19200.270.160.18
19190.160.160.16
19180.390.150.15
19170.270.150.15
19160.270.150.15
19150.270.150.15
19140.270.160.15
19130.270.160.15
19120.270.160.15
19110.270.160.15
19100.270.160.15
19090.260.160.15
19080.260.170.15
19070.260.170.15
19060.260.170.15
19050.270.170.15
19040.270.170.14
19030.270.160.14
19020.270.170.15
19010.260.170.14
19000.260.170.14
18990.260.170.22
18980.260.170.22
18970.260.170.22
18960.270.170.22
18950.270.170.22
18940.270.170.21
18930.270.170.21
18920.270.180.21
18910.270.180.2
18900.270.180.2
18890.270.180.2
18880.270.160.2
18870.270.160.2
18860.270.160.19
18850.270.150.19
18840.270.160.2
18830.270.160.19
18820.270.160.19
18810.270.150.19
18800.270.110.19
18790.270.110.19
18780.270.110.18
18770.270.110.18
18760.270.120.19
18750.270.120.18
18740.260.110.18
18730.260.110.18
18720.270.110.18
18710.280.110.18
18700.280.110.18
18690.260.110.17
18680.20.110.17
18670.20.110.17
18660.10.110.16
18650.10.110.16
18640.070.110.16
18630.070.110.16
18620.070.110.16
18610.080.110.15
18600.060.110.15
18590.060.120.14
18580.060.120.14
18570.060.050.14
18560.060.050.13
18550.060.050.13
18540.060.050.13
18530.060.050.13
18520.060.050.13
18510.060.050.13
18500.060.050.13
18490.170.050.15
18480.160.050.13
18470.090.050.11
18460.090.050.11
18450.090.050.11
18440.090.050.11
18430.090.050.1
18420.090.050.1
18410.090.050.1
18400.070.050.1
18390.060.040.1
18380.060.040.09
18370.060.040.09
18360.060.040.1
18350.060.040.09
18340.060.040.09
18330.06–0.09
18320.06–0.09
18310.06–0.09
18300.06–0.09
18290.06–0.08
18280.06–0.08
18270.06–0.09
18260.06–0.08
18250.06–0.08
18240.06–0.08
18230.06–0.08
18220.06–0.08
18210.06–0.07
18200.06–0.07
18190.06–0.06
18180.06–0.06
18170.06–0.06
18160.06–0.06
18150.06–0.06
18140.060.020.05
18130.06–0.05
18120.06–0.06
18110.06–0.06
18100.06–0.06
18090.06–0.05
18080.06–0.05
18070.06–0.05
18060.06–0.05
18050.06–0.05
18040.06–0.05
18030.060.020.05
18020.060.020.05
18010.060.020.05
18000.060.020.05
17990.060.020.05
17980.060.020.06
17970.060.020.05
17960.060.020.05
17950.060.020.05
17940.060.020.05
17930.060.020.05
17920.060.020.05
17910.060.020.05
17900.060.020.05
17890.060.020.05

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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