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Electoral democracy in Vatican City

Electoral democracy in Vatican City: 0.05 of 1 in 1790 and 0.03 of 1 in 1870, by V-Dem estimates.

Latest, 1870
0.03 of 1
Since 1790
−0.02 of 1
World, 1870
0.18 of 1
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Electoral democracy in Vatican CityElectoral democracy in Vatican City: 0.05 of 1 in 1790 and 0.03 of 1 in 1870, by V-Dem estimates. The highest was 0.18 of 1 in 1849, the lowest 0.02 of 1 in 1832.
Estimates, V-DemWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 0.18 of 1 in 1849, the lowest 0.02 of 1 in 1832.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearVatican CityWorld
2025–0.48
2024–0.49
2023–0.49
2022–0.5
2021–0.5
2020–0.51
2019–0.52
2018–0.52
2017–0.52
2016–0.52
2015–0.52
2014–0.52
2013–0.52
2012–0.53
2011–0.53
2010–0.52
2009–0.52
2008–0.52
2007–0.52
2006–0.52
2005–0.52
2004–0.51
2003–0.51
2002–0.5
2001–0.49
2000–0.49
1999–0.49
1998–0.49
1997–0.49
1996–0.48
1995–0.47
1994–0.47
1993–0.46
1992–0.44
1991–0.42
1990–0.41
1989–0.36
1988–0.36
1987–0.35
1986–0.34
1985–0.34
1984–0.33
1983–0.32
1982–0.32
1981–0.32
1980–0.32
1979–0.31
1978–0.3
1977–0.3
1976–0.29
1975–0.29
1974–0.29
1973–0.29
1972–0.29
1971–0.29
1970–0.29
1969–0.29
1968–0.3
1967–0.29
1966–0.29
1965–0.3
1964–0.3
1963–0.3
1962–0.29
1961–0.29
1960–0.28
1959–0.27
1958–0.27
1957–0.27
1956–0.26
1955–0.25
1954–0.25
1953–0.24
1952–0.24
1951–0.24
1950–0.23
1949–0.22
1948–0.22
1947–0.21
1946–0.19
1945–0.16
1944–0.14
1943–0.14
1942–0.14
1941–0.15
1940–0.15
1939–0.17
1938–0.17
1937–0.17
1936–0.17
1935–0.17
1934–0.18
1933–0.18
1932–0.19
1931–0.18
1930–0.18
1929–0.19
1928–0.19
1927–0.19
1926–0.19
1925–0.19
1924–0.19
1923–0.19
1922–0.19
1921–0.19
1920–0.18
1919–0.16
1918–0.15
1917–0.15
1916–0.15
1915–0.15
1914–0.15
1913–0.15
1912–0.15
1911–0.15
1910–0.15
1909–0.15
1908–0.15
1907–0.15
1906–0.15
1905–0.15
1904–0.14
1903–0.14
1902–0.15
1901–0.14
1900–0.14
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
18700.030.18
18690.030.17
18680.030.17
18670.030.17
18660.030.16
18650.030.16
18640.030.16
18630.030.16
18620.030.16
18610.030.15
18600.040.15
18590.060.14
18580.040.14
18570.040.14
18560.040.13
18550.040.13
18540.040.13
18530.040.13
18520.030.13
18510.030.13
18500.030.13
18490.180.15
18480.110.13
18470.070.11
18460.040.11
18450.020.11
18440.020.11
18430.020.1
18420.020.1
18410.020.1
18400.020.1
18390.020.1
18380.020.09
18370.020.09
18360.020.1
18350.020.09
18340.020.09
18330.020.09
18320.020.09
18310.030.09
18300.030.09
18290.030.08
18280.030.08
18270.030.09
18260.030.08
18250.030.08
18240.030.08
18230.030.08
18220.030.08
18210.030.07
18200.030.07
18190.030.06
18180.030.06
18170.030.06
18160.030.06
18150.030.06
18140.030.05
1813–0.05
1812–0.06
1811–0.06
1810–0.06
18090.040.05
18080.040.05
18070.040.05
18060.040.05
18050.040.05
18040.050.05
18030.050.05
18020.050.05
18010.050.05
18000.050.05
17990.040.05
17980.040.06
17970.050.05
17960.050.05
17950.050.05
17940.050.05
17930.050.05
17920.050.05
17910.050.05
17900.050.05
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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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