Sri Lanka

Electoral democracy in Sri Lanka

Electoral democracy in Sri Lanka: 0.14 of 1 in 1900 and 0.78 of 1 in 2025, by V-Dem estimates.

Latest, 2025
0.78 of 1
Since 1900
+0.64 of 1
World, 2025
0.48 of 1
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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Electoral democracy in Sri LankaElectoral democracy in Sri Lanka: 0.14 of 1 in 1900 and 0.78 of 1 in 2025, by V-Dem estimates. The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.
Estimates, V-DemWorld

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearSri LankaWorld
20250.780.48
20240.680.49
20230.590.49
20220.60.5
20210.570.5
20200.580.51
20190.560.52
20180.610.52
20170.590.52
20160.60.52
20150.550.52
20140.420.52
20130.420.52
20120.390.53
20110.380.53
20100.390.52
20090.370.52
20080.370.52
20070.370.52
20060.370.52
20050.440.52
20040.510.51
20030.530.51
20020.530.5
20010.50.49
20000.490.49
19990.530.49
19980.530.49
19970.540.49
19960.540.48
19950.540.47
19940.490.47
19930.450.46
19920.450.44
19910.450.42
19900.450.41
19890.440.36
19880.460.36
19870.470.35
19860.480.34
19850.480.34
19840.480.33
19830.480.32
19820.510.32
19810.520.32
19800.520.32
19790.540.31
19780.550.3
19770.570.3
19760.590.29
19750.590.29
19740.590.29
19730.590.29
19720.590.29
19710.610.29
19700.640.29
19690.660.29
19680.660.3
19670.660.29
19660.660.29
19650.660.3
19640.660.3
19630.660.3
19620.660.29
19610.670.29
19600.660.28
19590.630.27
19580.630.27
19570.630.27
19560.630.26
19550.640.25
19540.630.25
19530.630.24
19520.650.24
19510.680.24
19500.680.23
19490.660.22
19480.680.22
19470.430.21
19460.340.19
19450.340.16
19440.340.14
19430.340.14
19420.340.14
19410.340.15
19400.340.15
19390.350.17
19380.350.17
19370.350.17
19360.350.17
19350.340.17
19340.340.18
19330.340.18
19320.340.19
19310.290.18
19300.260.18
19290.260.19
19280.260.19
19270.260.19
19260.260.19
19250.260.19
19240.260.19
19230.260.19
19220.260.19
19210.260.19
19200.250.18
19190.240.16
19180.240.15
19170.240.15
19160.240.15
19150.240.15
19140.240.15
19130.240.15
19120.240.15
19110.240.15
19100.140.15
19090.140.15
19080.140.15
19070.140.15
19060.140.15
19050.140.15
19040.140.14
19030.140.14
19020.140.15
19010.140.14
19000.140.14
1899–0.22
1898–0.22
1897–0.22
1896–0.22
1895–0.22
1894–0.21
1893–0.21
1892–0.21
1891–0.2
1890–0.2
1889–0.2
1888–0.2
1887–0.2
1886–0.19
1885–0.19
1884–0.2
1883–0.19
1882–0.19
1881–0.19
1880–0.19
1879–0.19
1878–0.18
1877–0.18
1876–0.19
1875–0.18
1874–0.18
1873–0.18
1872–0.18
1871–0.18
1870–0.18
1869–0.17
1868–0.17
1867–0.17
1866–0.16
1865–0.16
1864–0.16
1863–0.16
1862–0.16
1861–0.15
1860–0.15
1859–0.14
1858–0.14
1857–0.14
1856–0.13
1855–0.13
1854–0.13
1853–0.13
1852–0.13
1851–0.13
1850–0.13
1849–0.15
1848–0.13
1847–0.11
1846–0.11
1845–0.11
1844–0.11
1843–0.1
1842–0.1
1841–0.1
1840–0.1
1839–0.1
1838–0.09
1837–0.09
1836–0.1
1835–0.09
1834–0.09
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
1814–0.05
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
1803–0.05
1802–0.05
1801–0.05
1800–0.05
1799–0.05
1798–0.06
1797–0.05
1796–0.05
1795–0.05
1794–0.05
1793–0.05
1792–0.05
1791–0.05
1790–0.05
1789–0.05

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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