Data for 2004

Deliberative Democracy Index, 2004

2004, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Deliberative Democracy Index, 2004 covers 175 countries. Sweden is highest, at 0.880; North Korea is lowest, at 0.008. The middle country reads 0.360. Against 2003, 110 values changed (65 up, 45 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deliberative Democracy Index · Data for 2004

HighestSweden

0.880

LowestNorth Korea

0.008

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

175countries
1measure
2004the year it describes
156distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Deliberative Democracy Index, 2004, as published. V-Dem Institute ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Deliberative Democracy Index, 2004: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
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1	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.880
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.867
3	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.865
4	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.862
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.852
6	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.839
7	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.822
8	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.811
9	UruguayURYSouth America	0.808
=10	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.803
=10	ChileCHLSouth America	0.803
12	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.802
13	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.796
14	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.795
15	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.786
16	BrazilBRASouth America	0.782
=17	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.777
=17	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.777
19	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.774
20	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.773
21	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.769
=22	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.766
=22	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.766
24	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.765
25	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.757
26	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.750
27	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.745
28	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.744
=29	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.741
=29	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.741
31	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.737
32	CanadaCANNorthern America	0.736
33	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.733
34	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.717
35	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.707
36	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.695
37	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.678
38	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.669
39	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.666
=40	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.664
=40	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.664
42	PeruPERSouth America	0.661
43	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.660
44	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.656
45	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.653
46	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.642
=47	PanamaPANCentral America	0.632
=47	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.632
49	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.628
50	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.627
51	SurinameSURSouth America	0.625
52	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.621
53	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.619
54	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.607
55	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.602
56	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.594
57	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.591
58	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.576
59	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.567
60	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.556
61	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.549
62	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.543
63	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.518
64	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.511
65	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.507
66	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.490
67	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.481
68	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.476
69	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.447
70	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.441
71	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.438
72	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.437
73	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.436
74	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.426
75	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.422
76	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.421
77	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.412
78	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.411
79	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.408
80	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.404
81	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.393
82	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.390
83	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.387
84	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.378
85	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.376
86	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.367
87	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.361
88	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.360
89	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.358
90	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.355
91	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.348
92	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.347
=93	ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.342
=93	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.342
95	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.339
96	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.337
97	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.331
98	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.327
=99	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.317
=99	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.317
101	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.316
102	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.309
103	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.306
104	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.294
105	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.290
=106	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.289
=106	UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.289
108	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.285
109	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.267
110	SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.255
111	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.254
112	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.253
=113	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.251
=113	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.251
115	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.250
=116	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.249
=116	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.249
118	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.242
119	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.240
120	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.239
121	VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.236
122	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.234
123	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.233
124	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.223
125	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.216
126	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.209
127	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.206
128	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.205
129	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.199
130	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.196
131	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.187
132	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.186
=133	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.185
=133	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.185
135	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.172
=136	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.171
=136	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.171
=138	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.167
=138	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.167
140	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.157
141	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.154
142	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.153
143	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.150
144	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.145
145	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.144
146	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.143
147	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.136
148	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.119
149	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.117
=150	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.114
=150	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.114
152	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.103
153	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.097
154	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.087
155	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.084
156	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.083
=157	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.078
=157	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.078
=159	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.077
=159	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.077
161	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.074
162	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.061
163	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.057
=164	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.056
=164	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.056
166	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.048
167	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.047
168	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.046
169	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.042
170	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.041
171	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.027
=172	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.026
=172	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.026
174	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.010
175	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.008

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Sweden0.880
2Norway0.867
3Germany0.865
4Denmark0.862
5Switzerland0.852

Lowest

175North Korea0.008
174Turkmenistan0.010
172Syriashared0.026
172Eritreashared0.026
171Myanmar0.027

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.360. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
110values changed, of 175 in both
65 · 45rose · fell
65unchanged

Rose most

Iraq0.087 → 0.234+0.147
Georgia0.242 → 0.367+0.125
Bolivia0.599 → 0.660+0.061
Liberia0.202 → 0.253+0.051
Solomon Islands0.309 → 0.358+0.049

Fell most

Croatia0.635 → 0.556−0.079
Central African Republic0.212 → 0.136−0.076
Haiti0.290 → 0.216−0.074
Peru0.718 → 0.661−0.057
United Arab Emirates0.128 → 0.084−0.044

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2004.
156 distinct values among 175
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.803. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
V-Dem Institute publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 175 countries has every column.

05The files

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V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2004). Deliberative Democracy Index, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/deliberative-democracy/2004

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