Data for 2011

Participatory Democracy Index, 2011

2011, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Participatory Democracy Index, 2011 covers 176 countries. Switzerland is highest, at 0.799; Eritrea is lowest, at 0.009. The middle country reads 0.328. Against 2010, 149 values changed (74 up, 75 down), 1 country joined.

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Participatory Democracy Index · Data for 2011

HighestSwitzerland

0.799

LowestEritrea

0.009

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

176countries
1measure
2011the year it describes
155distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Participatory Democracy Index, 2011, 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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Participatory Democracy Index, 2011: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
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1	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.799
2	UruguayURYSouth America	0.767
3	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.736
4	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.716
5	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.700
6	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.696
7	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.684
8	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.675
9	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.658
=10	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.655
=10	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.655
12	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.654
13	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.653
14	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.652
=15	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.651
=15	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.651
=15	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.651
=18	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.650
=18	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.650
20	BrazilBRASouth America	0.649
21	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.643
22	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.637
=23	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.636
=23	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.636
25	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.632
26	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.627
27	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.626
=28	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.621
=28	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.621
30	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.612
31	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.608
32	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.607
33	PeruPERSouth America	0.599
34	ChileCHLSouth America	0.580
35	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.579
36	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.576
37	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.567
38	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.566
=39	CanadaCANNorthern America	0.551
=39	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.551
41	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.548
42	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.521
43	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.517
44	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.513
45	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.507
46	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.502
47	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.485
48	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.478
49	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.476
50	PanamaPANCentral America	0.475
51	SurinameSURSouth America	0.473
52	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.469
53	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.462
54	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.453
55	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.450
56	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.445
57	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.442
58	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.438
59	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.436
60	ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.421
61	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.412
62	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.410
63	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.408
64	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.407
65	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.406
=66	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.403
=66	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.403
68	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.402
69	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.400
70	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.394
71	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.392
72	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.391
73	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.386
74	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.383
75	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.371
76	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.362
77	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.359
78	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.357
=79	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.356
=79	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.356
81	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.343
82	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.342
83	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.341
84	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.339
=85	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.338
=85	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.338
87	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.337
88	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.328
89	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.327
90	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.326
91	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.323
92	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.321
93	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.319
94	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.305
95	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.302
=96	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.294
=96	VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.294
98	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.291
=99	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.288
=99	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.288
101	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.287
102	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.281
103	UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.276
104	SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.275
105	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.269
106	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.267
107	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.266
108	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.262
109	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.260
110	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.256
111	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.255
112	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.253
113	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.251
114	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.237
115	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.231
116	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.227
117	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.226
118	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.221
119	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.219
120	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.206
=121	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.203
=121	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.203
123	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.200
124	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.194
125	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.185
=126	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.183
=126	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.183
128	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.182
129	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.178
130	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.172
131	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.171
132	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.169
133	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.166
134	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.165
135	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.149
=136	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.145
=136	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.145
138	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.142
139	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.140
140	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.137
=141	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.132
=141	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.132
143	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.128
144	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.124
145	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.122
146	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.121
147	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.109
148	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.105
149	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.103
=150	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.099
=150	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.099
152	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.097
153	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.093
154	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.092
155	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.090
156	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.089
157	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.083
=158	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.081
=158	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.081
160	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.080
=161	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.075
=161	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.075
163	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.074
164	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.066
165	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.055
166	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.049
=167	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.048
=167	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.048
169	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.044
=170	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.039
=170	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.039
172	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.037
173	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.030
174	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.026
175	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.021
176	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.009

02In 2011

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Switzerland0.799
2Uruguay0.767
3Slovenia0.736
4Denmark0.716
5Costa Rica0.700

Lowest

176Eritrea0.009
175United Arab Emirates0.021
174Saudi Arabia0.026
173Qatar0.030
172Iran0.037

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.328. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
149values changed, of 175 in both
74 · 75rose · fell
26unchanged

Rose most

Niger0.216 → 0.403+0.187
Maldives0.305 → 0.394+0.089
Tunisia0.133 → 0.203+0.070
Libya0.042 → 0.099+0.057
Kyrgyzstan0.237 → 0.288+0.051

Fell most

Bahrain0.100 → 0.066−0.034
North Macedonia0.353 → 0.323−0.030
Hungary0.581 → 0.551−0.030
Benin0.409 → 0.386−0.023
Kosovo0.307 → 0.291−0.016

+ South Sudan

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 2011.
155 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.651. 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 176 countries has every column.

05The files

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V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2011). Participatory Democracy Index, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/participatory-democracy/2011

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