Data for 2014

Participatory Democracy Index, 2014

2014, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Participatory Democracy Index, 2014 covers 176 countries. Switzerland is highest, at 0.808; Eritrea is lowest, at 0.010. The middle country reads 0.330. Against 2013, 141 values changed (54 up, 87 down), the same countries are covered.

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Participatory Democracy Index · Data for 2014

HighestSwitzerland

0.808

LowestEritrea

0.010

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

176countries
1measure
2014the 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 Participatory Democracy Index, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
derived
1	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.808
2	UruguayURYSouth America	0.771
3	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.711
=4	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.689
=4	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.689
6	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.686
7	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.673
8	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.660
=9	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.659
=9	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.659
11	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.653
=12	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.650
=12	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.650
14	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.645
15	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.643
16	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.641
=17	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.640
=17	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.640
19	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.635
20	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.634
21	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.632
22	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.631
=23	BrazilBRASouth America	0.629
=23	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.629
25	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.627
26	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.626
27	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.623
28	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.611
=29	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.608
=29	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.608
31	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.607
32	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.594
=33	ChileCHLSouth America	0.590
=33	PeruPERSouth America	0.590
35	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.577
36	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.569
37	CanadaCANNorthern America	0.549
38	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.539
39	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.533
40	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.530
41	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.523
=42	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.503
=42	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.503
44	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.496
45	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.478
46	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.472
47	SurinameSURSouth America	0.471
48	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.470
49	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.469
50	PanamaPANCentral America	0.468
51	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.465
52	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.458
53	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.457
54	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.456
55	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.455
56	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.450
57	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.445
58	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.441
=59	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.436
=59	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.436
61	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.424
=62	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.412
=62	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.412
64	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.410
65	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.403
66	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.400
67	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.387
68	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.384
69	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.381
=70	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.376
=70	ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.376
=72	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.375
=72	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.375
74	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.372
75	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.371
76	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.366
77	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.361
78	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.360
79	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.354
80	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.352
=81	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.348
=81	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.348
=83	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.340
=83	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.340
85	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.338
86	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.337
87	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.333
88	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.332
89	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.328
90	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.325
91	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.321
92	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.315
=93	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.305
=93	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.305
95	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.304
96	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.303
97	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.301
=98	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.300
=98	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.300
100	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.293
101	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.290
102	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.287
103	UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.286
104	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.279
105	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.272
106	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.270
107	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.267
108	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.265
109	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.264
110	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.262
111	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.260
112	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.255
113	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.250
114	SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.248
115	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.246
116	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.237
117	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.231
118	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.221
119	VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.219
=120	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.207
=120	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.207
122	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.200
123	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.198
124	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.196
=125	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.189
=125	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.189
127	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.186
128	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.183
129	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.178
130	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.174
131	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.169
132	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.167
133	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.164
134	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.156
135	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.141
136	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.140
137	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.134
138	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.133
139	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.130
140	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.126
141	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.124
142	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.123
143	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.121
144	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.120
145	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.119
146	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.118
147	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.114
148	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.112
149	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.111
150	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.110
151	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.109
152	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.096
153	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.094
154	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.087
155	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.086
156	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.084
157	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.072
158	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.071
=159	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.066
=159	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.066
161	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.058
162	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.056
163	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.055
164	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.052
165	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.047
166	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.046
=167	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.045
=167	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.045
169	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.044
170	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.042
171	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.039
172	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.031
173	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.029
174	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.025
175	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.023
176	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.010

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Switzerland0.808
2Uruguay0.771
3Denmark0.711
4Costa Ricashared0.689
4New Zealandshared0.689

Lowest

176Eritrea0.010
175Saudi Arabia0.023
174Qatar0.025
173United Arab Emirates0.029
172Turkmenistan0.031

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.330. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
141values changed, of 176 in both
54 · 87rose · fell
35unchanged

Rose most

Nepal0.153 → 0.303+0.150
Madagascar0.178 → 0.290+0.112
Mali0.225 → 0.328+0.103
Malawi0.286 → 0.348+0.062
Guinea-Bissau0.139 → 0.196+0.057

Fell most

Thailand0.210 → 0.066−0.144
Libya0.315 → 0.178−0.137
Hungary0.499 → 0.441−0.058
Serbia0.334 → 0.293−0.041
India0.425 → 0.384−0.041

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 2014.
156 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.689. 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 (2014). Participatory Democracy Index, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/participatory-democracy/2014

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