Kosovo vs Serbia

Kosovo vs Serbia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.63 of 1 in Kosovo and 0.3 of 1 in Serbia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kosovo, by 0.33 of 1, or 2.1 times that in Serbia.

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Kosovo vs Serbia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.63 of 1 in Kosovo and 0.3 of 1 in Serbia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kosovo, by 0.33 of 1, or 2.1 times that in Serbia.
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What the numbers say

  • Kosovo has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Serbia.
  • In 2025, Kosovo ranked 68 and Serbia ranked 117 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

YearKosovoSerbiaWorld
20250.630.30.48
20240.650.320.49
20230.680.360.49
20220.680.360.5
20210.670.340.5
20200.670.350.51
20190.680.370.52
20180.660.350.52
20170.570.380.52
20160.650.410.52
20150.650.420.52
20140.590.440.52
20130.520.50.52
20120.510.590.53
20110.50.610.53
20100.530.610.52
20090.510.620.52
20080.510.630.52
20070.520.630.52
20060.510.630.52
20050.510.630.52
20040.530.630.51
20030.530.650.51
20020.490.610.5
20010.250.580.49
20000.240.360.49
19990.220.30.49
1998–0.30.49
1997–0.30.49
1996–0.290.48
1995–0.290.47
1994–0.290.47
1993–0.290.46
1992–0.240.44
1991–0.160.42
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
1913–0.160.15
1912–0.160.15
1911–0.160.15
1910–0.160.15
1909–0.160.15
1908–0.170.15
1907–0.170.15
1906–0.170.15
1905–0.170.15
1904–0.170.14
1903–0.160.14
1902–0.170.15
1901–0.170.14
1900–0.170.14
1899–0.170.22
1898–0.170.22
1897–0.170.22
1896–0.170.22
1895–0.170.22
1894–0.170.21
1893–0.170.21
1892–0.180.21
1891–0.180.2
1890–0.180.2
1889–0.180.2
1888–0.160.2
1887–0.160.2
1886–0.160.19
1885–0.150.19
1884–0.160.2
1883–0.160.19
1882–0.160.19
1881–0.150.19
1880–0.110.19
1879–0.110.19
1878–0.110.18
1877–0.110.18
1876–0.120.19
1875–0.120.18
1874–0.110.18
1873–0.110.18
1872–0.110.18
1871–0.110.18
1870–0.110.18
1869–0.110.17
1868–0.110.17
1867–0.110.17
1866–0.110.16
1865–0.110.16
1864–0.110.16
1863–0.110.16
1862–0.110.16
1861–0.110.15
1860–0.110.15
1859–0.120.14
1858–0.120.14
1857–0.050.14
1856–0.050.13
1855–0.050.13
1854–0.050.13
1853–0.050.13
1852–0.050.13
1851–0.050.13
1850–0.050.13
1849–0.050.15
1848–0.050.13
1847–0.050.11
1846–0.050.11
1845–0.050.11
1844–0.050.11
1843–0.050.1
1842–0.050.1
1841–0.050.1
1840–0.050.1
1839–0.040.1
1838–0.040.09
1837–0.040.09
1836–0.040.1
1835–0.040.09
1834–0.040.09
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
1814–0.020.05
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
1803–0.020.05
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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