India vs Russia

India vs Russia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.38 of 1 in India and 0.17 of 1 in Russia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by 0.21 of 1, or 2.22 times that in Russia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

India vs Russia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.38 of 1 in India and 0.17 of 1 in Russia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by 0.21 of 1, or 2.22 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • India has been higher since 1921, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, India ranked 105 and Russia ranked 149 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

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YearIndiaRussiaWorld
20250.380.170.48
20240.380.170.49
20230.370.190.49
20220.380.210.5
20210.40.250.5
20200.390.260.51
20190.430.260.52
20180.480.260.52
20170.490.260.52
20160.520.260.52
20150.540.270.52
20140.620.260.52
20130.650.280.52
20120.660.280.53
20110.670.30.53
20100.670.310.52
20090.680.310.52
20080.720.30.52
20070.720.320.52
20060.720.320.52
20050.720.320.52
20040.730.320.51
20030.740.340.51
20020.740.350.5
20010.740.370.49
20000.740.40.49
19990.740.460.49
19980.750.460.49
19970.740.460.49
19960.740.460.48
19950.740.480.47
19940.740.480.47
19930.730.480.46
19920.730.50.44
19910.710.260.42
19900.690.230.41
19890.670.180.36
19880.660.150.36
19870.670.140.35
19860.670.120.34
19850.660.110.34
19840.640.110.33
19830.640.110.32
19820.640.110.32
19810.640.110.32
19800.650.110.32
19790.660.110.31
19780.650.110.3
19770.490.110.3
19760.380.110.29
19750.390.110.29
19740.570.110.29
19730.610.110.29
19720.610.110.29
19710.620.110.29
19700.660.10.29
19690.670.090.29
19680.670.090.3
19670.660.090.29
19660.650.090.29
19650.640.090.3
19640.650.090.3
19630.650.090.3
19620.660.10.29
19610.670.110.29
19600.670.110.28
19590.670.110.27
19580.670.110.27
19570.670.110.27
19560.660.110.26
19550.660.110.25
19540.660.110.25
19530.660.10.24
19520.60.10.24
19510.310.10.24
19500.270.10.23
19490.190.10.22
19480.190.10.22
19470.230.10.21
19460.210.10.19
19450.20.090.16
19440.180.090.14
19430.180.090.14
19420.180.090.14
19410.180.090.15
19400.180.10.15
19390.180.10.17
19380.180.10.17
19370.180.120.17
19360.180.110.17
19350.180.110.17
19340.140.110.18
19330.140.110.18
19320.140.110.19
19310.140.110.18
19300.140.110.18
19290.140.110.19
19280.140.110.19
19270.140.110.19
19260.140.110.19
19250.140.110.19
19240.140.110.19
19230.140.110.19
19220.140.110.19
19210.140.110.19
19200.090.110.18
19190.080.110.16
19180.080.130.15
19170.080.10.15
19160.080.110.15
19150.080.110.15
19140.080.110.15
19130.080.110.15
19120.080.110.15
19110.080.110.15
19100.080.110.15
19090.080.110.15
19080.080.110.15
19070.080.110.15
19060.080.110.15
19050.070.070.15
19040.080.050.14
19030.080.050.14
19020.080.050.15
19010.080.050.14
19000.080.050.14
18990.070.030.22
18980.070.030.22
18970.070.040.22
18960.070.040.22
18950.070.040.22
18940.070.040.21
18930.070.040.21
18920.070.040.21
18910.070.040.2
18900.070.040.2
18890.070.040.2
18880.070.040.2
18870.070.040.2
18860.070.040.19
18850.070.040.19
18840.070.040.2
18830.070.040.19
18820.060.040.19
18810.060.030.19
18800.050.030.19
18790.050.030.19
18780.050.030.18
18770.060.030.18
18760.060.030.19
18750.050.030.18
18740.050.030.18
18730.050.030.18
18720.050.040.18
18710.050.040.18
18700.050.040.18
18690.050.040.17
18680.050.040.17
18670.050.040.17
18660.050.040.16
18650.050.040.16
18640.050.030.16
18630.050.030.16
18620.050.030.16
18610.050.030.15
18600.050.030.15
18590.050.030.14
18580.050.030.14
18570.060.030.14
18560.060.030.13
18550.060.030.13
18540.060.020.13
18530.060.020.13
18520.060.020.13
18510.060.020.13
18500.060.020.13
18490.060.020.15
18480.060.020.13
18470.060.020.11
18460.060.020.11
18450.060.020.11
18440.060.020.11
18430.060.020.1
18420.060.020.1
18410.060.020.1
18400.060.020.1
18390.060.020.1
18380.060.020.09
18370.050.020.09
18360.050.020.1
18350.050.020.09
18340.050.020.09
18330.050.020.09
18320.050.020.09
18310.050.020.09
18300.050.020.09
18290.050.020.08
18280.050.020.08
18270.050.020.09
18260.050.020.08
18250.050.020.08
18240.050.020.08
18230.050.020.08
18220.050.020.08
18210.050.020.07
18200.050.020.07
18190.050.020.06
18180.050.020.06
18170.050.020.06
18160.050.020.06
18150.050.020.06
18140.050.020.05
18130.050.020.05
18120.050.020.06
18110.050.020.06
18100.050.020.06
18090.050.020.05
18080.050.020.05
18070.050.020.05
18060.050.020.05
18050.050.020.05
18040.050.020.05
18030.050.020.05
18020.050.020.05
18010.050.020.05
18000.050.020.05
17990.050.020.05
17980.050.020.06
17970.050.020.05
17960.050.020.05
17950.050.020.05
17940.050.020.05
17930.050.020.05
17920.050.020.05
17910.050.020.05
17900.050.020.05
17890.050.030.05

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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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