Romania vs United Kingdom

Romania vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.61 of 1 in Romania and 0.77 of 1 in United Kingdom, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.17 of 1, or 1.28 times that in Romania.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Romania vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.61 of 1 in Romania and 0.77 of 1 in United Kingdom, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.17 of 1, or 1.28 times that in Romania.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1831.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearRomaniaUnited KingdomWorld
20250.610.770.48
20240.630.830.49
20230.680.850.49
20220.690.840.5
20210.770.860.5
20200.810.870.51
20190.750.850.52
20180.690.880.52
20170.70.870.52
20160.730.850.52
20150.720.860.52
20140.680.860.52
20130.670.860.52
20120.670.870.53
20110.680.870.53
20100.680.870.52
20090.670.870.52
20080.620.870.52
20070.610.870.52
20060.610.870.52
20050.610.860.52
20040.590.860.51
20030.610.860.51
20020.60.860.5
20010.60.860.49
20000.610.850.49
19990.620.840.49
19980.620.810.49
19970.620.810.49
19960.570.810.48
19950.560.810.47
19940.560.810.47
19930.560.810.46
19920.550.820.44
19910.550.820.42
19900.520.820.41
19890.190.80.36
19880.190.80.36
19870.190.80.35
19860.190.80.34
19850.190.80.34
19840.190.80.33
19830.190.80.32
19820.190.810.32
19810.190.810.32
19800.190.810.32
19790.190.820.31
19780.190.830.3
19770.190.830.3
19760.190.830.29
19750.190.830.29
19740.190.820.29
19730.190.820.29
19720.190.820.29
19710.190.820.29
19700.190.820.29
19690.190.820.29
19680.190.820.3
19670.190.830.29
19660.190.820.29
19650.190.830.3
19640.190.810.3
19630.190.810.3
19620.190.810.29
19610.190.810.29
19600.150.810.28
19590.150.80.27
19580.150.80.27
19570.150.80.27
19560.150.80.26
19550.150.80.25
19540.150.810.25
19530.150.810.24
19520.140.810.24
19510.130.810.24
19500.130.810.23
19490.140.790.22
19480.140.790.22
19470.150.790.21
19460.130.780.19
19450.130.710.16
19440.110.70.14
19430.110.70.14
19420.110.70.14
19410.110.70.15
19400.110.70.15
19390.130.70.17
19380.130.730.17
19370.210.730.17
19360.220.730.17
19350.220.730.17
19340.220.730.18
19330.220.730.18
19320.220.730.19
19310.220.720.18
19300.220.720.18
19290.240.720.19
19280.240.710.19
19270.240.710.19
19260.230.710.19
19250.230.710.19
19240.220.720.19
19230.230.720.19
19220.230.710.19
19210.240.710.19
19200.240.710.18
19190.240.70.16
19180.230.460.15
19170.230.460.15
19160.230.460.15
19150.240.460.15
19140.240.470.15
19130.240.480.15
19120.240.480.15
19110.240.480.15
19100.240.480.15
19090.240.480.15
19080.240.480.15
19070.240.480.15
19060.240.480.15
19050.240.480.15
19040.240.480.14
19030.240.480.14
19020.240.480.15
19010.240.480.14
19000.240.470.14
18990.220.470.22
18980.220.470.22
18970.220.460.22
18960.220.460.22
18950.220.460.22
18940.220.460.21
18930.220.460.21
18920.220.450.21
18910.220.440.2
18900.220.440.2
18890.220.440.2
18880.220.440.2
18870.220.440.2
18860.220.440.19
18850.220.410.19
18840.220.410.2
18830.220.380.19
18820.220.380.19
18810.220.380.19
18800.220.370.19
18790.220.360.19
18780.220.360.18
18770.220.360.18
18760.220.360.19
18750.220.360.18
18740.220.370.18
18730.220.350.18
18720.220.350.18
18710.220.350.18
18700.230.350.18
18690.220.350.17
18680.220.350.17
18670.220.350.17
18660.190.330.16
18650.20.330.16
18640.210.320.16
18630.180.320.16
18620.180.320.16
18610.170.320.15
18600.150.320.15
18590.090.320.14
18580.050.310.14
18570.040.320.14
18560.040.310.13
18550.040.310.13
18540.040.310.13
18530.040.310.13
18520.040.320.13
18510.040.320.13
18500.040.310.13
18490.040.310.15
18480.040.310.13
18470.040.320.11
18460.040.310.11
18450.040.310.11
18440.040.310.11
18430.040.310.1
18420.040.310.1
18410.040.320.1
18400.040.310.1
18390.040.30.1
18380.040.30.09
18370.040.310.09
18360.040.30.1
18350.040.310.09
18340.040.30.09
18330.040.30.09
18320.040.290.09
18310.080.290.09
1830–0.290.09
1829–0.280.08
1828–0.280.08
1827–0.280.09
1826–0.290.08
1825–0.280.08
1824–0.260.08
1823–0.260.08
1822–0.260.08
1821–0.260.07
1820–0.270.07
1819–0.260.06
1818–0.270.06
1817–0.270.06
1816–0.270.06
1815–0.270.06
1814–0.270.05
1813–0.270.05
1812–0.280.06
1811–0.270.06
1810–0.280.06
1809–0.270.05
1808–0.270.05
1807–0.280.05
1806–0.280.05
1805–0.270.05
1804–0.270.05
1803–0.270.05
1802–0.280.05
1801–0.280.05
1800–0.270.05
1799–0.270.05
1798–0.270.06
1797–0.270.05
1796–0.280.05
1795–0.270.05
1794–0.270.05
1793–0.270.05
1792–0.270.05
1791–0.280.05
1790–0.260.05
1789–0.240.05

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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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