Sudan vs Netherlands

Sudan vs Netherlands: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.13 of 1 in Sudan and 0.83 of 1 in Netherlands, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 0.7 of 1, or 6.4 times that in Sudan.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Sudan vs Netherlands: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.13 of 1 in Sudan and 0.83 of 1 in Netherlands, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 0.7 of 1, or 6.4 times that in Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1821.
  • In 2025, Sudan ranked 164 and Netherlands ranked 20 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

YearSudanNetherlandsWorld
20250.130.830.48
20240.140.820.49
20230.140.850.49
20220.160.850.5
20210.160.860.5
20200.170.860.51
20190.190.870.52
20180.230.880.52
20170.230.880.52
20160.220.880.52
20150.220.880.52
20140.210.880.52
20130.210.880.52
20120.210.870.53
20110.210.870.53
20100.210.870.52
20090.20.870.52
20080.20.870.52
20070.20.870.52
20060.20.870.52
20050.20.860.52
20040.180.860.51
20030.170.860.51
20020.170.850.5
20010.170.860.49
20000.130.860.49
19990.150.870.49
19980.150.850.49
19970.150.850.49
19960.140.860.48
19950.090.860.47
19940.090.860.47
19930.090.860.46
19920.090.860.44
19910.090.860.42
19900.090.860.41
19890.170.860.36
19880.370.860.36
19870.370.860.35
19860.330.860.34
19850.210.860.34
19840.20.860.33
19830.180.860.32
19820.160.860.32
19810.180.860.32
19800.170.860.32
19790.180.860.31
19780.180.850.3
19770.160.840.3
19760.160.840.29
19750.160.840.29
19740.150.840.29
19730.150.840.29
19720.150.850.29
19710.110.840.29
19700.10.840.29
19690.10.840.29
19680.230.830.3
19670.210.820.29
19660.210.820.29
19650.210.790.3
19640.110.790.3
19630.070.790.3
19620.070.80.29
19610.070.80.29
19600.070.80.28
19590.080.790.27
19580.260.790.27
19570.290.790.27
19560.290.780.26
19550.240.760.25
19540.230.760.25
19530.170.760.24
19520.110.770.24
19510.110.780.24
19500.110.780.23
19490.110.780.22
19480.060.770.22
19470.060.760.21
19460.060.520.19
19450.060.190.16
19440.060.140.14
19430.060.150.14
19420.060.150.14
19410.060.150.15
19400.060.220.15
19390.060.730.17
19380.060.730.17
19370.060.730.17
19360.060.730.17
19350.060.740.17
19340.060.740.18
19330.060.740.18
19320.060.740.19
19310.060.740.18
19300.060.740.18
19290.060.740.19
19280.060.730.19
19270.060.730.19
19260.060.730.19
19250.060.740.19
19240.060.740.19
19230.060.740.19
19220.060.730.19
19210.060.720.19
19200.060.720.18
19190.050.540.16
19180.050.530.15
19170.050.470.15
19160.050.460.15
19150.050.460.15
19140.050.460.15
19130.050.460.15
19120.050.470.15
19110.050.470.15
19100.050.470.15
19090.050.450.15
19080.050.450.15
19070.050.450.15
19060.050.450.15
19050.050.450.15
19040.050.450.14
19030.050.450.14
19020.050.450.15
19010.050.460.14
19000.050.460.14
1899–0.450.22
1898–0.450.22
1897–0.450.22
1896–0.450.22
1895–0.410.22
1894–0.410.21
1893–0.410.21
1892–0.410.21
1891–0.410.2
1890–0.410.2
1889–0.410.2
1888–0.410.2
1887–0.380.2
1886–0.380.19
1885–0.380.19
18840.150.380.2
18830.150.380.19
18820.070.380.19
18810.070.380.19
18800.070.380.19
18790.070.380.19
18780.040.380.18
18770.040.380.18
18760.040.380.19
18750.040.380.18
18740.040.380.18
18730.040.370.18
18720.040.370.18
18710.040.370.18
18700.040.370.18
18690.040.370.17
18680.040.370.17
18670.040.380.17
18660.040.370.16
18650.040.370.16
18640.040.370.16
18630.040.370.16
18620.030.370.16
18610.030.370.15
18600.030.370.15
18590.030.370.14
18580.030.370.14
18570.030.370.14
18560.030.370.13
18550.030.370.13
18540.030.370.13
18530.030.370.13
18520.030.370.13
18510.030.370.13
18500.030.370.13
18490.030.370.15
18480.030.180.13
18470.030.110.11
18460.030.110.11
18450.030.110.11
18440.030.110.11
18430.030.110.1
18420.030.110.1
18410.030.110.1
18400.030.110.1
18390.030.110.1
18380.030.110.09
18370.030.110.09
18360.030.110.1
18350.030.110.09
18340.030.110.09
18330.030.110.09
18320.030.110.09
18310.030.110.09
18300.030.10.09
18290.030.10.08
18280.030.10.08
18270.030.10.09
18260.030.10.08
18250.030.10.08
18240.030.10.08
18230.030.10.08
18220.030.10.08
18210.030.10.07
1820–0.10.07
1819–0.10.06
1818–0.10.06
1817–0.10.06
1816–0.10.06
1815–0.090.06
1814–0.040.05
1813–0.040.05
1812–0.120.06
1811–0.120.06
1810–0.080.06
1809–0.080.05
1808–0.080.05
1807–0.080.05
1806–0.080.05
1805–0.10.05
1804–0.130.05
1803–0.130.05
1802–0.130.05
1801–0.130.05
1800–0.130.05
1799–0.130.05
1798–0.180.06
1797–0.180.05
1796–0.130.05
1795–0.10.05
1794–0.080.05
1793–0.080.05
1792–0.080.05
1791–0.080.05
1790–0.080.05
1789–0.080.05

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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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