The World Truth Map

governance

Which country has the highest democracy score?

Norway ranks #1 for democracy score at 96/100, among 164 countries on The World Truth Map.

Loading map...

Embed this map

Paste this iframe on any site. It credits The World Truth Map and links back here.

<iframe src="https://theworldtruth.com/embed/democracy-score/" width="100%" height="480" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe>

Democracy Score by country

Combined democracy index (0-100) based on V-Dem and Freedom House data

RankCountryDemocracy Score
#1Norway96/100
#2Finland95/100
#3New Zealand95/100
#4Sweden95/100
#5Denmark94/100
#6Iceland93/100
#7Canada92/100
#8Luxembourg92/100
#9Netherlands92/100
#10Switzerland92/100
#11Ireland91/100
#12Australia90/100
#13Germany90/100
#14Austria89/100
#15Belgium89/100
#16Uruguay88/100
#17Estonia87/100
#18Portugal87/100
#19Taiwan87/100
#20Costa Rica86/100
#21United Kingdom85/100
#22Japan83/100
#23Lithuania83/100
#24Latvia82/100
#25Spain81/100
#26Chile80/100
#27South Korea80/100
#28Slovenia80/100
#29Cyprus78/100
#30Czechia78/100
#31France78/100
#32Italy78/100
#33United States78/100
#34Mauritius75/100
#35Croatia72/100
#36Greece72/100
#37Jamaica72/100
#38Slovakia72/100
#39Argentina70/100
#40Trinidad and Tobago70/100
#41Botswana68/100
#42Israel68/100
#43Namibia68/100
#44Panama68/100
#45Romania68/100
#46South Africa68/100
#47Bulgaria67/100
#48Brazil66/100
#49Ghana65/100
#50Mongolia62/100
#51Poland62/100
#52Colombia60/100
#53Guyana60/100
#54Dominican Republic58/100
#55Suriname58/100
#56Timor-Leste58/100
#57Ecuador55/100
#58Indonesia55/100
#59Mexico55/100
#60Montenegro55/100
#61Papua New Guinea55/100
#62Peru55/100
#63Serbia55/100
#64Albania53/100
#65Bolivia52/100
#66Georgia52/100
#67Lesotho52/100
#68Malawi52/100
#69Moldova52/100
#70Paraguay52/100
#71Philippines52/100
#72Senegal52/100
#73Andorra50/100
#74Angola50/100
#75Bhutan50/100
#76India50/100
#77Liberia50/100
#78Nepal50/100
#79Ukraine50/100
#80Bosnia and Herzegovina48/100
#81El Salvador48/100
#82Hungary48/100
#83Madagascar48/100
#84Malaysia48/100
#85Sierra Leone48/100
#86Sri Lanka48/100
#87Zambia48/100
#88Armenia45/100
#89Benin45/100
#90Guatemala45/100
#91Kenya45/100
#92Singapore45/100
#93Honduras42/100
#94Nigeria40/100
#95Gambia38/100
#96Lebanon38/100
#97Tanzania38/100
#98Cote d'Ivoire35/100
#99Morocco35/100
#100Mozambique35/100
#101Pakistan35/100
#102Tunisia35/100
#103Bangladesh32/100
#104Guinea-Bissau32/100
#105Kuwait32/100
#106Uganda32/100
#107Jordan30/100
#108Iraq29/100
#109Burkina Faso28/100
#110Kyrgyzstan28/100
#111Thailand28/100
#112Togo28/100
#113Turkey28/100
#114Niger27/100
#115Mauritania25/100
#116Algeria23/100
#117Mali23/100
#118Gabon22/100
#119Guinea22/100
#120Haiti22/100
#121Zimbabwe22/100
#122Ethiopia20/100
#123Oman20/100
#124DR Congo18/100
#125Egypt18/100
#126Nicaragua18/100
#127Qatar18/100
#128Rwanda18/100
#129Congo17/100
#130United Arab Emirates17/100
#131Cameroon16/100
#132Russia16/100
#133Cambodia15/100
#134Djibouti15/100
#135Kazakhstan15/100
#136Venezuela15/100
#137Burundi14/100
#138Iran14/100
#139Chad12/100
#140Myanmar12/100
#141Uzbekistan12/100
#142Vietnam12/100
#143Bahrain11/100
#144Afghanistan10/100
#145Cuba10/100
#146Tajikistan10/100
#147Azerbaijan9/100
#148Central African Republic9/100
#149Laos9/100
#150Libya9/100
#151Sudan9/100
#152Yemen9/100
#153Belarus8/100
#154China8/100
#155Eswatini8/100
#156Brunei7/100
#157Saudi Arabia7/100
#158Somalia7/100
#159Equatorial Guinea6/100
#160Syria5/100
#161South Sudan4/100
#162Eritrea3/100
#163North Korea3/100
#164Turkmenistan3/100

FAQ

Which country has the highest democracy score?
Norway ranks #1 for democracy score at 96/100, among 164 countries on The World Truth Map.
How is democracy score measured?
Combined democracy index (0-100) based on V-Dem and Freedom House data
How many countries have data for democracy score?
164 of 164 countries on this map have a value for democracy score.

Related statistics