Côte d’Ivoire vs Uganda: Electoral democracy
Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.39 of 1 in Côte d’Ivoire and 0.25 of 1 in Uganda, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 0.14 of 1, or 1.56 times that in Uganda.
Côte d’IvoireUganda
Watch it change on the mapChange since 1900, index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem
Latest figures
index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Côte d’Ivoire | 0.39 2025 | 0.47 | 102 of 175 |
| Uganda | 0.25 2025 | 0.3 | 129 of 175 |
| World | 0.48 2025 | 0.52 |
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Uganda.
- In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 102 and Uganda ranked 129 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
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.48 |
| 2024 | 0.43 | 0.26 | 0.49 |
| 2023 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 0.49 |
| 2022 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 0.29 | 0.51 |
| 2019 | 0.53 | 0.28 | 0.52 |
| 2018 | 0.54 | 0.28 | 0.52 |
| 2017 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 0.52 |
| 2016 | 0.53 | 0.29 | 0.52 |
| 2015 | 0.47 | 0.3 | 0.52 |
| 2014 | 0.46 | 0.31 | 0.52 |
| 2013 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.52 |
| 2012 | 0.46 | 0.32 | 0.53 |
| 2011 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.53 |
| 2010 | 0.45 | 0.32 | 0.52 |
| 2009 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.52 |
| 2008 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.52 |
| 2007 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.52 |
| 2006 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.52 |
| 2005 | 0.43 | 0.29 | 0.52 |
| 2004 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.51 |
| 2003 | 0.44 | 0.26 | 0.51 |
| 2002 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.49 |
| 2000 | 0.27 | 0.3 | 0.49 |
| 1999 | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.49 |
| 1998 | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.49 |
| 1997 | 0.4 | 0.31 | 0.49 |
| 1996 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.48 |
| 1995 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.47 |
| 1994 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.47 |
| 1993 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.46 |
| 1992 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.44 |
| 1991 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.42 |
| 1990 | 0.31 | 0.18 | 0.41 |
| 1989 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.36 |
| 1988 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.36 |
| 1987 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.35 |
| 1986 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.34 |
| 1985 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.34 |
| 1984 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.33 |
| 1983 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.32 |
| 1982 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.32 |
| 1981 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.32 |
| 1980 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.32 |
| 1979 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.31 |
| 1978 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.3 |
| 1977 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.3 |
| 1976 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.29 |
| 1975 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.29 |
| 1974 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.29 |
| 1973 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.29 |
| 1972 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.29 |
| 1971 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.29 |
| 1970 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.29 |
| 1969 | 0.18 | 0.2 | 0.29 |
| 1968 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.3 |
| 1967 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.29 |
| 1966 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.29 |
| 1965 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.3 |
| 1964 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.3 |
| 1963 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.3 |
| 1962 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.29 |
| 1961 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.29 |
| 1960 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.28 |
| 1959 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.27 |
| 1958 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.27 |
| 1957 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.27 |
| 1956 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.26 |
| 1955 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.25 |
| 1954 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.25 |
| 1953 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.24 |
| 1952 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.24 |
| 1951 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.24 |
| 1950 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.23 |
| 1949 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.22 |
| 1948 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.22 |
| 1947 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.21 |
| 1946 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 1945 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.16 |
| 1944 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 1943 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 1942 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 1941 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1940 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1939 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.17 |
| 1938 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.17 |
| 1937 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.17 |
| 1936 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.17 |
| 1935 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.17 |
| 1934 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.18 |
| 1933 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.18 |
| 1932 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 1931 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.18 |
| 1930 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.18 |
| 1929 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 1928 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 1927 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 1926 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 1925 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 1924 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 1923 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 1922 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 1921 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 1920 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.18 |
| 1919 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.16 |
| 1918 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1917 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1916 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1915 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1914 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1913 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1912 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1911 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1910 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1909 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1908 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1907 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1906 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1905 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1904 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 1903 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 1902 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 1901 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 1900 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 1899 | – | – | 0.22 |
| 1898 | – | – | 0.22 |
| 1897 | – | – | 0.22 |
| 1896 | – | – | 0.22 |
| 1895 | – | – | 0.22 |
| 1894 | – | – | 0.21 |
| 1893 | – | – | 0.21 |
| 1892 | – | – | 0.21 |
| 1891 | – | – | 0.2 |
| 1890 | – | – | 0.2 |
| 1889 | – | – | 0.2 |
| 1888 | – | – | 0.2 |
| 1887 | – | – | 0.2 |
| 1886 | – | – | 0.19 |
| 1885 | – | – | 0.19 |
| 1884 | – | – | 0.2 |
| 1883 | – | – | 0.19 |
| 1882 | – | – | 0.19 |
| 1881 | – | – | 0.19 |
| 1880 | – | – | 0.19 |
| 1879 | – | – | 0.19 |
| 1878 | – | – | 0.18 |
| 1877 | – | – | 0.18 |
| 1876 | – | – | 0.19 |
| 1875 | – | – | 0.18 |
| 1874 | – | – | 0.18 |
| 1873 | – | – | 0.18 |
| 1872 | – | – | 0.18 |
| 1871 | – | – | 0.18 |
| 1870 | – | – | 0.18 |
| 1869 | – | – | 0.17 |
| 1868 | – | – | 0.17 |
| 1867 | – | – | 0.17 |
| 1866 | – | – | 0.16 |
| 1865 | – | – | 0.16 |
| 1864 | – | – | 0.16 |
| 1863 | – | – | 0.16 |
| 1862 | – | – | 0.16 |
| 1861 | – | – | 0.15 |
| 1860 | – | – | 0.15 |
| 1859 | – | – | 0.14 |
| 1858 | – | – | 0.14 |
| 1857 | – | – | 0.14 |
| 1856 | – | – | 0.13 |
| 1855 | – | – | 0.13 |
| 1854 | – | – | 0.13 |
| 1853 | – | – | 0.13 |
| 1852 | – | – | 0.13 |
| 1851 | – | – | 0.13 |
| 1850 | – | – | 0.13 |
| 1849 | – | – | 0.15 |
| 1848 | – | – | 0.13 |
| 1847 | – | – | 0.11 |
| 1846 | – | – | 0.11 |
| 1845 | – | – | 0.11 |
| 1844 | – | – | 0.11 |
| 1843 | – | – | 0.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 0.1 |
| 1841 | – | – | 0.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 0.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 0.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 0.09 |
| 1837 | – | – | 0.09 |
| 1836 | – | – | 0.1 |
| 1835 | – | – | 0.09 |
| 1834 | – | – | 0.09 |
| 1833 | – | – | 0.09 |
| 1832 | – | – | 0.09 |
| 1831 | – | – | 0.09 |
| 1830 | – | – | 0.09 |
| 1829 | – | – | 0.08 |
| 1828 | – | – | 0.08 |
| 1827 | – | – | 0.09 |
| 1826 | – | – | 0.08 |
| 1825 | – | – | 0.08 |
| 1824 | – | – | 0.08 |
| 1823 | – | – | 0.08 |
| 1822 | – | – | 0.08 |
| 1821 | – | – | 0.07 |
| 1820 | – | – | 0.07 |
| 1819 | – | – | 0.06 |
| 1818 | – | – | 0.06 |
| 1817 | – | – | 0.06 |
| 1816 | – | – | 0.06 |
| 1815 | – | – | 0.06 |
| 1814 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1813 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1812 | – | – | 0.06 |
| 1811 | – | – | 0.06 |
| 1810 | – | – | 0.06 |
| 1809 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1808 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1807 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1806 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1805 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1804 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1803 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1802 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1801 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1800 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1799 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1798 | – | – | 0.06 |
| 1797 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1796 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1795 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1794 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1793 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1792 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1791 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1790 | – | – | 0.05 |
| 1789 | – | – | 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time