India vs United States

India vs United States: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.38 of 1 in India and 0.74 of 1 in United States, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 0.36 of 1, or 1.95 times that in India.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

India vs United States: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.38 of 1 in India and 0.74 of 1 in United States, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 0.36 of 1, or 1.95 times that in India.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 1962, when it overtook India.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearIndiaUnited StatesWorld
20250.380.740.48
20240.380.840.49
20230.370.860.49
20220.380.830.5
20210.40.820.5
20200.390.820.51
20190.430.820.52
20180.480.820.52
20170.490.830.52
20160.520.890.52
20150.540.90.52
20140.620.90.52
20130.650.910.52
20120.660.90.53
20110.670.90.53
20100.670.90.52
20090.680.90.52
20080.720.90.52
20070.720.90.52
20060.720.860.52
20050.720.860.52
20040.730.860.51
20030.740.860.51
20020.740.830.5
20010.740.830.49
20000.740.870.49
19990.740.870.49
19980.750.870.49
19970.740.870.49
19960.740.870.48
19950.740.870.47
19940.740.870.47
19930.730.870.46
19920.730.870.44
19910.710.870.42
19900.690.860.41
19890.670.860.36
19880.660.860.36
19870.670.860.35
19860.670.860.34
19850.660.860.34
19840.640.860.33
19830.640.860.32
19820.640.860.32
19810.640.860.32
19800.650.840.32
19790.660.830.31
19780.650.830.3
19770.490.830.3
19760.380.790.29
19750.390.780.29
19740.570.770.29
19730.610.760.29
19720.610.740.29
19710.620.720.29
19700.660.720.29
19690.670.690.29
19680.670.70.3
19670.660.70.29
19660.650.690.29
19650.640.670.3
19640.650.680.3
19630.650.680.3
19620.660.670.29
19610.670.670.29
19600.670.650.28
19590.670.630.27
19580.670.630.27
19570.670.620.27
19560.660.620.26
19550.660.610.25
19540.660.610.25
19530.660.610.24
19520.60.610.24
19510.310.610.24
19500.270.590.23
19490.190.580.22
19480.190.60.22
19470.230.610.21
19460.210.60.19
19450.20.560.16
19440.180.550.14
19430.180.550.14
19420.180.550.14
19410.180.560.15
19400.180.570.15
19390.180.550.17
19380.180.560.17
19370.180.560.17
19360.180.560.17
19350.180.560.17
19340.140.550.18
19330.140.550.18
19320.140.550.19
19310.140.550.18
19300.140.530.18
19290.140.530.19
19280.140.530.19
19270.140.530.19
19260.140.530.19
19250.140.530.19
19240.140.530.19
19230.140.530.19
19220.140.510.19
19210.140.510.19
19200.090.510.18
19190.080.420.16
19180.080.40.15
19170.080.40.15
19160.080.420.15
19150.080.420.15
19140.080.420.15
19130.080.420.15
19120.080.430.15
19110.080.430.15
19100.080.420.15
19090.080.420.15
19080.080.420.15
19070.080.420.15
19060.080.420.15
19050.070.420.15
19040.080.420.14
19030.080.420.14
19020.080.420.15
19010.080.420.14
19000.080.420.14
18990.070.420.22
18980.070.410.22
18970.070.410.22
18960.070.40.22
18950.070.370.22
18940.070.340.21
18930.070.330.21
18920.070.330.21
18910.070.330.2
18900.070.320.2
18890.070.320.2
18880.070.330.2
18870.070.330.2
18860.070.330.19
18850.070.330.19
18840.070.330.2
18830.070.330.19
18820.060.330.19
18810.060.330.19
18800.050.330.19
18790.050.330.19
18780.050.330.18
18770.060.330.18
18760.060.330.19
18750.050.330.18
18740.050.330.18
18730.050.330.18
18720.050.340.18
18710.050.340.18
18700.050.340.18
18690.050.340.17
18680.050.340.17
18670.050.340.17
18660.050.340.16
18650.050.340.16
18640.050.340.16
18630.050.340.16
18620.050.340.16
18610.050.330.15
18600.050.330.15
18590.050.330.14
18580.050.330.14
18570.060.330.14
18560.060.330.13
18550.060.330.13
18540.060.330.13
18530.060.330.13
18520.060.330.13
18510.060.330.13
18500.060.330.13
18490.060.330.15
18480.060.330.13
18470.060.330.11
18460.060.340.11
18450.060.340.11
18440.060.340.11
18430.060.340.1
18420.060.340.1
18410.060.340.1
18400.060.360.1
18390.060.370.1
18380.060.370.09
18370.050.370.09
18360.050.370.1
18350.050.370.09
18340.050.370.09
18330.050.360.09
18320.050.360.09
18310.050.360.09
18300.050.360.09
18290.050.350.08
18280.050.350.08
18270.050.350.09
18260.050.350.08
18250.050.350.08
18240.050.350.08
18230.050.350.08
18220.050.350.08
18210.050.350.07
18200.050.350.07
18190.050.360.06
18180.050.360.06
18170.050.360.06
18160.050.360.06
18150.050.360.06
18140.050.360.05
18130.050.350.05
18120.050.350.06
18110.050.350.06
18100.050.350.06
18090.050.350.05
18080.050.350.05
18070.050.350.05
18060.050.350.05
18050.050.350.05
18040.050.350.05
18030.050.360.05
18020.050.360.05
18010.050.360.05
18000.050.340.05
17990.050.340.05
17980.050.350.06
17970.050.360.05
17960.050.350.05
17950.050.350.05
17940.050.350.05
17930.050.350.05
17920.050.350.05
17910.050.350.05
17900.050.350.05
17890.050.350.05

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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