Data for 2012

Participatory Democracy Index, 2012

2012, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Participatory Democracy Index, 2012 covers 176 countries. Switzerland is highest, at 0.808; Eritrea is lowest, at 0.009. The middle country reads 0.335. Against 2011, 142 values changed (50 up, 92 down), the same countries are covered.

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Participatory Democracy Index · Data for 2012

HighestSwitzerland

0.808

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
2012the year it describes
152distinct 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, 2012, 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, 2012: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
derived
1	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.808
2	UruguayURYSouth America	0.764
3	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.722
4	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.714
=5	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.696
=5	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.696
7	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.688
8	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.673
9	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.653
=10	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.652
=10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.652
=10	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.652
=10	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.652
=14	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.651
=14	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.651
16	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.650
17	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.649
18	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.644
19	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.641
=20	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.640
=20	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.640
=22	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.636
=22	BrazilBRASouth America	0.636
24	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.635
25	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.629
26	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.625
27	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.624
28	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.621
29	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.618
=30	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.611
=30	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.611
32	PeruPERSouth America	0.610
33	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.601
34	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.598
35	ChileCHLSouth America	0.581
36	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.575
37	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.567
38	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.563
39	CanadaCANNorthern America	0.551
40	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.547
41	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.536
42	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.522
43	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.520
44	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.513
45	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.511
46	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.509
47	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.483
48	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.478
=49	PanamaPANCentral America	0.473
=49	SurinameSURSouth America	0.473
51	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.471
52	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.469
53	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.461
54	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.453
55	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.450
56	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.449
57	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.447
58	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.446
59	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.436
60	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.435
61	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.434
62	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.419
63	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.409
64	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.404
=65	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.399
=65	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.399
67	ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.398
=68	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.397
=68	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.397
70	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.394
71	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.393
72	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.386
73	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.383
74	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.368
75	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.366
76	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.362
=77	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.354
=77	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.354
79	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.349
80	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.347
81	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.346
82	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.342
83	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.341
=84	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.340
=84	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.340
=86	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.338
=86	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.338
88	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.336
=89	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.334
=89	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.334
91	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.326
92	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.319
93	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.309
94	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.305
95	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.304
96	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.301
=97	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.293
=97	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.293
=99	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.288
=99	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.288
101	VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.278
102	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.276
103	SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.274
104	UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.273
105	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.271
106	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.269
107	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.268
108	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.266
109	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.262
=110	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.257
=110	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.257
112	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.254
113	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.233
114	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.232
115	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.231
116	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.229
117	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.226
118	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.222
119	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.220
120	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.214
121	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.204
122	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.201
123	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.195
124	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.194
125	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.192
126	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.182
127	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.181
128	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.170
129	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.169
=130	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.168
=130	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.168
=130	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.168
133	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.167
134	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.166
135	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.155
136	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.151
137	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.147
138	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.145
139	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.143
140	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.141
141	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.138
142	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.137
143	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.133
144	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.130
145	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.126
146	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.124
147	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.123
148	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.121
=149	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.115
=149	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.115
151	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.105
152	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.104
153	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.099
154	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.091
155	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.089
156	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.087
157	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.085
158	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.083
159	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.080
160	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.079
161	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.073
=162	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.072
=162	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.072
164	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.055
165	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.054
166	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.048
=167	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.047
=167	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.047
169	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.044
170	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.041
=171	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.038
=171	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.038
173	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.029
174	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.025
175	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.023
176	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.009

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Switzerland0.808
2Uruguay0.764
3Slovenia0.722
4Denmark0.714
5Costa Ricashared0.696

Lowest

176Eritrea0.009
175Saudi Arabia0.023
174United Arab Emirates0.025
173Qatar0.029
171Uzbekistanshared0.038

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.335. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
142values changed, of 176 in both
50 · 92rose · fell
34unchanged

Rose most

Tunisia0.203 → 0.447+0.244
Libya0.099 → 0.220+0.121
Niger0.403 → 0.449+0.046
Myanmar0.121 → 0.151+0.030
Egypt0.093 → 0.115+0.022

Fell most

Mali0.400 → 0.262−0.138
Nepal0.262 → 0.195−0.067
Maldives0.394 → 0.349−0.045
Guinea-Bissau0.200 → 0.155−0.045
Nicaragua0.253 → 0.229−0.024

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 2012.
152 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 4 countries share 0.652. 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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