Kosovo vs North Macedonia

Kosovo vs North Macedonia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.63 of 1 in Kosovo and 0.56 of 1 in North Macedonia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kosovo, by 0.07 of 1, or 1.12 times that in North Macedonia.

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Kosovo vs North Macedonia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.63 of 1 in Kosovo and 0.56 of 1 in North Macedonia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kosovo, by 0.07 of 1, or 1.12 times that in North Macedonia.
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What the numbers say

  • Kosovo has been higher since 2010, when it overtook North Macedonia.
  • In 2025, Kosovo ranked 68 and North Macedonia ranked 78 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

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YearKosovoNorth MacedoniaWorld
20250.630.560.48
20240.650.560.49
20230.680.560.49
20220.680.560.5
20210.670.590.5
20200.670.60.51
20190.680.60.52
20180.660.580.52
20170.570.550.52
20160.650.450.52
20150.650.440.52
20140.590.450.52
20130.520.450.52
20120.510.450.53
20110.50.480.53
20100.530.530.52
20090.510.530.52
20080.510.550.52
20070.520.580.52
20060.510.60.52
20050.510.60.52
20040.530.620.51
20030.530.620.51
20020.490.530.5
20010.250.450.49
20000.240.460.49
19990.220.560.49
1998–0.50.49
1997–0.470.49
1996–0.460.48
1995–0.450.47
1994–0.320.47
1993–0.280.46
1992–0.270.44
1991–0.270.42
1990–0.20.41
1989–0.140.36
1988–0.140.36
1987–0.140.35
1986–0.140.34
1985–0.140.34
1984–0.140.33
1983–0.140.32
1982–0.140.32
1981–0.140.32
1980–0.110.32
1979–0.090.31
1978–0.090.3
1977–0.090.3
1976–0.090.29
1975–0.090.29
1974–0.090.29
1973–0.090.29
1972–0.090.29
1971–0.090.29
1970–0.090.29
1969–0.090.29
1968–0.090.3
1967–0.090.29
1966–0.090.29
1965–0.090.3
1964–0.090.3
1963–0.090.3
1962–0.090.29
1961–0.090.29
1960–0.090.28
1959–0.090.27
1958–0.090.27
1957–0.090.27
1956–0.090.26
1955–0.090.25
1954–0.090.25
1953–0.10.24
1952–0.090.24
1951–0.090.24
1950–0.090.23
1949–0.090.22
1948–0.090.22
1947–0.090.21
1946–0.090.19
1945–0.050.16
1944–0.050.14
1943–0.050.14
1942–0.060.14
1941–0.090.15
1940–0.130.15
1939–0.150.17
1938–0.140.17
1937–0.140.17
1936–0.140.17
1935–0.140.17
1934––0.18
1933––0.18
1932––0.19
1931–0.10.18
1930–0.10.18
1929–0.140.19
1928–0.160.19
1927–0.170.19
1926–0.170.19
1925–0.170.19
1924–0.170.19
1923–0.170.19
1922–0.170.19
1921–0.170.19
1920–0.160.18
1919–0.160.16
1918–0.150.15
1917–0.150.15
1916–0.150.15
1915–0.150.15
1914–0.160.15
1913–0.080.15
1912–0.110.15
1911–0.140.15
1910–0.140.15
1909–0.150.15
1908–0.060.15
1907–0.010.15
1906–0.010.15
1905–0.010.15
1904–0.010.14
1903–0.010.14
1902–0.010.15
1901–0.010.14
1900–0.010.14
1899–0.010.22
1898–0.010.22
1897–0.010.22
1896–0.010.22
1895–0.010.22
1894–0.010.21
1893–0.010.21
1892–0.010.21
1891–0.010.2
1890–0.010.2
1889–0.010.2
1888–0.010.2
1887–0.010.2
1886–0.010.19
1885–0.010.19
1884–0.010.2
1883–0.010.19
1882–0.010.19
1881–0.010.19
1880–0.010.19
1879–0.010.19
1878–0.010.18
1877–0.030.18
1876–0.10.19
1875–0.040.18
1874–0.040.18
1873–0.040.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.030.16
1865–0.030.16
1864–0.030.16
1863–0.030.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.020.14
1858–0.020.14
1857–0.020.14
1856–0.020.13
1855–0.020.13
1854–0.020.13
1853–0.020.13
1852–0.020.13
1851–0.020.13
1850–0.020.13
1849–0.020.15
1848–0.020.13
1847–0.020.11
1846–0.020.11
1845–0.020.11
1844–0.020.11
1843–0.020.1
1842–0.020.1
1841–0.020.1
1840–0.020.1
1839–0.020.1
1838–0.020.09
1837–0.020.09
1836–0.020.1
1835–0.020.09
1834–0.020.09
1833–0.020.09
1832–0.020.09
1831–0.020.09
1830–0.020.09
1829–0.020.08
1828–0.020.08
1827–0.020.09
1826–0.020.08
1825–0.020.08
1824–0.020.08
1823–0.020.08
1822–0.020.08
1821–0.020.07
1820–0.020.07
1819–0.020.06
1818–0.020.06
1817–0.020.06
1816–0.020.06
1815–0.020.06
1814–0.020.05
1813–0.020.05
1812–0.020.06
1811–0.020.06
1810–0.020.06
1809–0.020.05
1808–0.020.05
1807–0.020.05
1806–0.020.05
1805–0.020.05
1804–0.020.05
1803–0.020.05
1802–0.020.05
1801–0.020.05
1800–0.020.05
1799–0.020.05
1798–0.020.06
1797–0.020.05
1796–0.020.05
1795–0.020.05
1794–0.020.05
1793–0.020.05
1792–0.020.05
1791–0.020.05
1790–0.020.05
1789–0.020.05

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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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