India vs Sri Lanka

India vs Sri Lanka: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.38 of 1 in India and 0.78 of 1 in Sri Lanka, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sri Lanka, by 0.41 of 1, or 2.08 times that in India.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

India vs Sri Lanka: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.38 of 1 in India and 0.78 of 1 in Sri Lanka, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sri Lanka, by 0.41 of 1, or 2.08 times that in India.
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What the numbers say

  • Sri Lanka has been higher since 2015, when it overtook India.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearIndiaSri LankaWorld
20250.380.780.48
20240.380.680.49
20230.370.590.49
20220.380.60.5
20210.40.570.5
20200.390.580.51
20190.430.560.52
20180.480.610.52
20170.490.590.52
20160.520.60.52
20150.540.550.52
20140.620.420.52
20130.650.420.52
20120.660.390.53
20110.670.380.53
20100.670.390.52
20090.680.370.52
20080.720.370.52
20070.720.370.52
20060.720.370.52
20050.720.440.52
20040.730.510.51
20030.740.530.51
20020.740.530.5
20010.740.50.49
20000.740.490.49
19990.740.530.49
19980.750.530.49
19970.740.540.49
19960.740.540.48
19950.740.540.47
19940.740.490.47
19930.730.450.46
19920.730.450.44
19910.710.450.42
19900.690.450.41
19890.670.440.36
19880.660.460.36
19870.670.470.35
19860.670.480.34
19850.660.480.34
19840.640.480.33
19830.640.480.32
19820.640.510.32
19810.640.520.32
19800.650.520.32
19790.660.540.31
19780.650.550.3
19770.490.570.3
19760.380.590.29
19750.390.590.29
19740.570.590.29
19730.610.590.29
19720.610.590.29
19710.620.610.29
19700.660.640.29
19690.670.660.29
19680.670.660.3
19670.660.660.29
19660.650.660.29
19650.640.660.3
19640.650.660.3
19630.650.660.3
19620.660.660.29
19610.670.670.29
19600.670.660.28
19590.670.630.27
19580.670.630.27
19570.670.630.27
19560.660.630.26
19550.660.640.25
19540.660.630.25
19530.660.630.24
19520.60.650.24
19510.310.680.24
19500.270.680.23
19490.190.660.22
19480.190.680.22
19470.230.430.21
19460.210.340.19
19450.20.340.16
19440.180.340.14
19430.180.340.14
19420.180.340.14
19410.180.340.15
19400.180.340.15
19390.180.350.17
19380.180.350.17
19370.180.350.17
19360.180.350.17
19350.180.340.17
19340.140.340.18
19330.140.340.18
19320.140.340.19
19310.140.290.18
19300.140.260.18
19290.140.260.19
19280.140.260.19
19270.140.260.19
19260.140.260.19
19250.140.260.19
19240.140.260.19
19230.140.260.19
19220.140.260.19
19210.140.260.19
19200.090.250.18
19190.080.240.16
19180.080.240.15
19170.080.240.15
19160.080.240.15
19150.080.240.15
19140.080.240.15
19130.080.240.15
19120.080.240.15
19110.080.240.15
19100.080.140.15
19090.080.140.15
19080.080.140.15
19070.080.140.15
19060.080.140.15
19050.070.140.15
19040.080.140.14
19030.080.140.14
19020.080.140.15
19010.080.140.14
19000.080.140.14
18990.07–0.22
18980.07–0.22
18970.07–0.22
18960.07–0.22
18950.07–0.22
18940.07–0.21
18930.07–0.21
18920.07–0.21
18910.07–0.2
18900.07–0.2
18890.07–0.2
18880.07–0.2
18870.07–0.2
18860.07–0.19
18850.07–0.19
18840.07–0.2
18830.07–0.19
18820.06–0.19
18810.06–0.19
18800.05–0.19
18790.05–0.19
18780.05–0.18
18770.06–0.18
18760.06–0.19
18750.05–0.18
18740.05–0.18
18730.05–0.18
18720.05–0.18
18710.05–0.18
18700.05–0.18
18690.05–0.17
18680.05–0.17
18670.05–0.17
18660.05–0.16
18650.05–0.16
18640.05–0.16
18630.05–0.16
18620.05–0.16
18610.05–0.15
18600.05–0.15
18590.05–0.14
18580.05–0.14
18570.06–0.14
18560.06–0.13
18550.06–0.13
18540.06–0.13
18530.06–0.13
18520.06–0.13
18510.06–0.13
18500.06–0.13
18490.06–0.15
18480.06–0.13
18470.06–0.11
18460.06–0.11
18450.06–0.11
18440.06–0.11
18430.06–0.1
18420.06–0.1
18410.06–0.1
18400.06–0.1
18390.06–0.1
18380.06–0.09
18370.05–0.09
18360.05–0.1
18350.05–0.09
18340.05–0.09
18330.05–0.09
18320.05–0.09
18310.05–0.09
18300.05–0.09
18290.05–0.08
18280.05–0.08
18270.05–0.09
18260.05–0.08
18250.05–0.08
18240.05–0.08
18230.05–0.08
18220.05–0.08
18210.05–0.07
18200.05–0.07
18190.05–0.06
18180.05–0.06
18170.05–0.06
18160.05–0.06
18150.05–0.06
18140.05–0.05
18130.05–0.05
18120.05–0.06
18110.05–0.06
18100.05–0.06
18090.05–0.05
18080.05–0.05
18070.05–0.05
18060.05–0.05
18050.05–0.05
18040.05–0.05
18030.05–0.05
18020.05–0.05
18010.05–0.05
18000.05–0.05
17990.05–0.05
17980.05–0.06
17970.05–0.05
17960.05–0.05
17950.05–0.05
17940.05–0.05
17930.05–0.05
17920.05–0.05
17910.05–0.05
17900.05–0.05
17890.05–0.05

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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