Russia vs Türkiye

Russia vs Türkiye: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.17 of 1 in Russia and 0.29 of 1 in Türkiye, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 0.12 of 1, or 1.72 times that in Russia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Russia vs Türkiye: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.17 of 1 in Russia and 0.29 of 1 in Türkiye, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 0.12 of 1, or 1.72 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • Türkiye has been higher since 1931, when it overtook Russia.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearRussiaTürkiyeWorld
20250.170.290.48
20240.170.290.49
20230.190.290.49
20220.210.290.5
20210.250.290.5
20200.260.290.51
20190.260.290.52
20180.260.30.52
20170.260.290.52
20160.260.310.52
20150.270.390.52
20140.260.430.52
20130.280.470.52
20120.280.510.53
20110.30.520.53
20100.310.530.52
20090.310.550.52
20080.30.550.52
20070.320.620.52
20060.320.640.52
20050.320.640.52
20040.320.660.51
20030.340.650.51
20020.350.640.5
20010.370.590.49
20000.40.590.49
19990.460.570.49
19980.460.540.49
19970.460.550.49
19960.460.550.48
19950.480.540.47
19940.480.540.47
19930.480.530.46
19920.50.530.44
19910.260.520.42
19900.230.520.41
19890.180.490.36
19880.150.490.36
19870.140.420.35
19860.120.410.34
19850.110.40.34
19840.110.40.33
19830.110.150.32
19820.110.110.32
19810.110.110.32
19800.110.340.32
19790.110.560.31
19780.110.560.3
19770.110.570.3
19760.110.570.29
19750.110.570.29
19740.110.570.29
19730.110.520.29
19720.110.50.29
19710.110.480.29
19700.10.540.29
19690.090.570.29
19680.090.570.3
19670.090.570.29
19660.090.520.29
19650.090.320.3
19640.090.310.3
19630.090.30.3
19620.10.290.29
19610.110.190.29
19600.110.220.28
19590.110.350.27
19580.110.350.27
19570.110.350.27
19560.110.350.26
19550.110.40.25
19540.110.390.25
19530.10.40.24
19520.10.40.24
19510.10.40.24
19500.10.340.23
19490.10.230.22
19480.10.230.22
19470.10.230.21
19460.10.210.19
19450.090.150.16
19440.090.140.14
19430.090.140.14
19420.090.140.14
19410.090.140.15
19400.10.140.15
19390.10.140.17
19380.10.140.17
19370.120.140.17
19360.110.140.17
19350.110.140.17
19340.110.140.18
19330.110.140.18
19320.110.140.19
19310.110.140.18
19300.110.110.18
19290.110.110.19
19280.110.110.19
19270.110.110.19
19260.110.110.19
19250.110.110.19
19240.110.120.19
19230.110.110.19
19220.110.10.19
19210.110.10.19
19200.110.10.18
19190.110.10.16
19180.130.070.15
19170.10.070.15
19160.110.070.15
19150.110.070.15
19140.110.070.15
19130.110.080.15
19120.110.110.15
19110.110.140.15
19100.110.140.15
19090.110.150.15
19080.110.060.15
19070.110.010.15
19060.110.010.15
19050.070.010.15
19040.050.010.14
19030.050.010.14
19020.050.010.15
19010.050.010.14
19000.050.010.14
18990.030.010.22
18980.030.010.22
18970.040.010.22
18960.040.010.22
18950.040.010.22
18940.040.010.21
18930.040.010.21
18920.040.010.21
18910.040.010.2
18900.040.010.2
18890.040.010.2
18880.040.010.2
18870.040.010.2
18860.040.010.19
18850.040.010.19
18840.040.010.2
18830.040.010.19
18820.040.010.19
18810.030.010.19
18800.030.010.19
18790.030.010.19
18780.030.010.18
18770.030.030.18
18760.030.10.19
18750.030.040.18
18740.030.040.18
18730.030.040.18
18720.040.040.18
18710.040.040.18
18700.040.040.18
18690.040.040.17
18680.040.040.17
18670.040.040.17
18660.040.030.16
18650.040.030.16
18640.030.030.16
18630.030.030.16
18620.030.030.16
18610.030.030.15
18600.030.030.15
18590.030.020.14
18580.030.020.14
18570.030.020.14
18560.030.020.13
18550.030.020.13
18540.020.020.13
18530.020.020.13
18520.020.020.13
18510.020.020.13
18500.020.020.13
18490.020.020.15
18480.020.020.13
18470.020.020.11
18460.020.020.11
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
18310.020.020.09
18300.020.020.09
18290.020.020.08
18280.020.020.08
18270.020.020.09
18260.020.020.08
18250.020.020.08
18240.020.020.08
18230.020.020.08
18220.020.020.08
18210.020.020.07
18200.020.020.07
18190.020.020.06
18180.020.020.06
18170.020.020.06
18160.020.020.06
18150.020.020.06
18140.020.020.05
18130.020.020.05
18120.020.020.06
18110.020.020.06
18100.020.020.06
18090.020.020.05
18080.020.020.05
18070.020.020.05
18060.020.020.05
18050.020.020.05
18040.020.020.05
18030.020.020.05
18020.020.020.05
18010.020.020.05
18000.020.020.05
17990.020.020.05
17980.020.020.06
17970.020.020.05
17960.020.020.05
17950.020.020.05
17940.020.020.05
17930.020.020.05
17920.020.020.05
17910.020.020.05
17900.020.020.05
17890.030.020.05

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.

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