Italy vs Vatican City

Italy vs Vatican City: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy: 0.75 of 1 in Italy in 2025 and 0.03 of 1 in Vatican City in 1870, by V-Dem estimates. In 1870 the value was higher in Italy, by 0.25 of 1, or 10 times that in Vatican City.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Italy vs Vatican City: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy: 0.75 of 1 in Italy in 2025 and 0.03 of 1 in Vatican City in 1870, by V-Dem estimates. In 1870 the value was higher in Italy, by 0.25 of 1, or 10 times that in Vatican City.
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What the numbers say

  • Italy has been higher since 1848, when it overtook Vatican City.
  • The world as a whole: 0.18 of 1 in 1870.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearItalyVatican CityWorld
20250.75–0.48
20240.78–0.49
20230.81–0.49
20220.84–0.5
20210.86–0.5
20200.86–0.51
20190.85–0.52
20180.86–0.52
20170.87–0.52
20160.87–0.52
20150.87–0.52
20140.87–0.52
20130.86–0.52
20120.87–0.53
20110.86–0.53
20100.86–0.52
20090.86–0.52
20080.86–0.52
20070.86–0.52
20060.85–0.52
20050.85–0.52
20040.84–0.51
20030.84–0.51
20020.84–0.5
20010.83–0.49
20000.84–0.49
19990.84–0.49
19980.84–0.49
19970.84–0.49
19960.84–0.48
19950.83–0.47
19940.83–0.47
19930.84–0.46
19920.83–0.44
19910.83–0.42
19900.82–0.41
19890.82–0.36
19880.82–0.36
19870.82–0.35
19860.82–0.34
19850.82–0.34
19840.82–0.33
19830.81–0.32
19820.8–0.32
19810.8–0.32
19800.79–0.32
19790.76–0.31
19780.76–0.3
19770.76–0.3
19760.76–0.29
19750.75–0.29
19740.75–0.29
19730.75–0.29
19720.74–0.29
19710.74–0.29
19700.74–0.29
19690.73–0.29
19680.73–0.3
19670.73–0.29
19660.73–0.29
19650.73–0.3
19640.73–0.3
19630.73–0.3
19620.73–0.29
19610.73–0.29
19600.73–0.28
19590.71–0.27
19580.71–0.27
19570.71–0.27
19560.71–0.26
19550.69–0.25
19540.69–0.25
19530.68–0.24
19520.68–0.24
19510.68–0.24
19500.68–0.23
19490.68–0.22
19480.62–0.22
19470.63–0.21
19460.43–0.19
19450.13–0.16
19440.1–0.14
19430.05–0.14
19420.05–0.14
19410.05–0.15
19400.05–0.15
19390.05–0.17
19380.05–0.17
19370.05–0.17
19360.05–0.17
19350.05–0.17
19340.05–0.18
19330.06–0.18
19320.06–0.19
19310.06–0.18
19300.06–0.18
19290.06–0.19
19280.07–0.19
19270.07–0.19
19260.07–0.19
19250.09–0.19
19240.19–0.19
19230.26–0.19
19220.3–0.19
19210.36–0.19
19200.38–0.18
19190.37–0.16
19180.34–0.15
19170.34–0.15
19160.34–0.15
19150.34–0.15
19140.36–0.15
19130.37–0.15
19120.31–0.15
19110.31–0.15
19100.31–0.15
19090.31–0.15
19080.31–0.15
19070.31–0.15
19060.31–0.15
19050.31–0.15
19040.3–0.14
19030.3–0.14
19020.3–0.15
19010.3–0.14
19000.31–0.14
18990.28–0.22
18980.28–0.22
18970.3–0.22
18960.3–0.22
18950.29–0.22
18940.3–0.21
18930.3–0.21
18920.3–0.21
18910.3–0.2
18900.3–0.2
18890.29–0.2
18880.29–0.2
18870.29–0.2
18860.29–0.19
18850.29–0.19
18840.29–0.2
18830.29–0.19
18820.29–0.19
18810.28–0.19
18800.27–0.19
18790.24–0.19
18780.24–0.18
18770.24–0.18
18760.24–0.19
18750.24–0.18
18740.24–0.18
18730.24–0.18
18720.24–0.18
18710.24–0.18
18700.270.030.18
18690.270.030.17
18680.270.030.17
18670.270.030.17
18660.270.030.16
18650.210.030.16
18640.210.030.16
18630.210.030.16
18620.210.030.16
18610.210.030.15
18600.210.040.15
18590.210.060.14
18580.210.040.14
18570.210.040.14
18560.210.040.13
18550.210.040.13
18540.210.040.13
18530.210.040.13
18520.210.030.13
18510.210.030.13
18500.210.030.13
18490.20.180.15
18480.120.110.13
18470.020.070.11
18460.020.040.11
18450.020.020.11
18440.020.020.11
18430.020.020.1
18420.020.020.1
18410.020.020.1
18400.020.020.1
18390.020.020.1
18380.020.020.09
18370.020.020.09
18360.020.020.1
18350.020.020.09
18340.020.020.09
18330.020.020.09
18320.020.020.09
18310.020.030.09
18300.020.030.09
18290.020.030.08
18280.020.030.08
18270.020.030.09
18260.020.030.08
18250.020.030.08
18240.020.030.08
18230.020.030.08
18220.020.030.08
18210.020.030.07
18200.020.030.07
18190.020.030.06
18180.020.030.06
18170.020.030.06
18160.020.030.06
18150.020.030.06
1814–0.030.05
1813––0.05
1812––0.06
1811––0.06
1810––0.06
1809–0.040.05
1808–0.040.05
1807–0.040.05
1806–0.040.05
1805–0.040.05
1804–0.050.05
1803–0.050.05
1802–0.050.05
1801–0.050.05
1800–0.050.05
1799–0.040.05
1798–0.040.06
1797–0.050.05
1796–0.050.05
1795–0.050.05
1794–0.050.05
1793–0.050.05
1792–0.050.05
1791–0.050.05
1790–0.050.05
1789––0.05

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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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time