Electoral democracy in United Kingdom
0.77
score from 0 to 1 · 2025
36th highest of 174 countries
In 2015: 0.86
Nearby in the ranking
- Sri Lanka 0.78
- Suriname 0.78
- Cyprus 0.77
- United Kingdom 0.77
- Poland 0.77
- Seychelles 0.76
- Cabo Verde 0.75
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About the data
Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.
- Unit
- score from 0 to 1
- Years
- 1800–2025
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- Our World in Data
- License
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Credit
- Our World in Data; V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. V-Dem data: CC BY-SA 4.0