V-Dem Institute
Varieties of Democracy — expert-coded indices of democracy, governance, civil liberties, and political rights for 202 countries from 1789 to present. Published by the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg.
4,375
Total Series
175
Countries
Annual
Update Frequency
Freedom Physical Violence
175 seriesPalestine
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Costa Rica
cr-freedom-physical-violence
Australia
au-freedom-physical-violence
Latvia
lv-freedom-physical-violence
Sweden
se-freedom-physical-violence
Fiji
fj-freedom-physical-violence
Libya
ly-freedom-physical-violence
Malaysia
my-freedom-physical-violence
Oman
om-freedom-physical-violence
Poland
pl-freedom-physical-violence
Indonesia
id-freedom-physical-violence
Armenia
am-freedom-physical-violence
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Womens Political Empowerment
175 seriesMorocco
ma-womens-political-empowerment
Malaysia
my-womens-political-empowerment
New Zealand
nz-womens-political-empowerment
Thailand
th-womens-political-empowerment
Romania
ro-womens-political-empowerment
France
fr-womens-political-empowerment
Slovenia
si-womens-political-empowerment
Barbados
bb-womens-political-empowerment
Madagascar
mg-womens-political-empowerment
Ireland
ie-womens-political-empowerment
Solomon Islands
sb-womens-political-empowerment
Rwanda
rw-womens-political-empowerment
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Civil Society Participation
175 seriesBarbados
bb-civil-society-participation
Somalia
so-civil-society-participation
Armenia
am-civil-society-participation
South Africa
za-civil-society-participation
Lithuania
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Zambia
zm-civil-society-participation
Ukraine
ua-civil-society-participation
Chile
cl-civil-society-participation
Guyana
gy-civil-society-participation
Haiti
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Malawi
mw-civil-society-participation
Bolivia
bo-civil-society-participation
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Deliberative Democracy
175 seriesGhana
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Uruguay
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Mauritius
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Fiji
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Guyana
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Congo Republic
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Tanzania
tz-deliberative-democracy
Brazil
br-deliberative-democracy
Albania
al-deliberative-democracy
Latvia
lv-deliberative-democracy
Namibia
na-deliberative-democracy
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Accountability
175 seriesUnited Kingdom
gb-accountability
Finland
fi-accountability
Angola
ao-accountability
Belarus
by-accountability
United Arab Emirates
ae-accountability
Hong Kong
hk-accountability
Panama
pa-accountability
Honduras
hn-accountability
Guatemala
gt-accountability
Libya
ly-accountability
Burundi
bi-accountability
Kenya
ke-accountability
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Diagonal Accountability
175 seriesGermany
de-diagonal-accountability
Georgia
ge-diagonal-accountability
Norway
no-diagonal-accountability
Lebanon
lb-diagonal-accountability
Ivory Coast
ci-diagonal-accountability
Lithuania
lt-diagonal-accountability
Taiwan
tw-diagonal-accountability
Oman
om-diagonal-accountability
Solomon Islands
sb-diagonal-accountability
Eswatini
sz-diagonal-accountability
Congo Republic
cg-diagonal-accountability
Finland
fi-diagonal-accountability
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Womens Political Participation
175 seriesKuwait
kw-womens-political-participation
New Zealand
nz-womens-political-participation
Syria
sy-womens-political-participation
Egypt
eg-womens-political-participation
Guinea
gn-womens-political-participation
Chad
td-womens-political-participation
Saudi Arabia
sa-womens-political-participation
Chile
cl-womens-political-participation
Belarus
by-womens-political-participation
Laos
la-womens-political-participation
Djibouti
dj-womens-political-participation
France
fr-womens-political-participation
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Participatory Democracy
175 seriesSTP
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Djibouti
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Tanzania
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Thailand
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Sri Lanka
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Sierra Leone
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Jordan
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Haiti
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Syria
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Gambia
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Ivory Coast
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Japan
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Freedom Of Expression
175 seriesGermany
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Sri Lanka
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Cambodia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Argentina
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Bahrain
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Nigeria
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Rwanda
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Kuwait
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Iraq
iq-freedom-of-expression
Bolivia
bo-freedom-of-expression
Turkmenistan
tm-freedom-of-expression
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Civil Liberties
175 seriesMontenegro
me-civil-liberties
Norway
no-civil-liberties
Trinidad and Tobago
tt-civil-liberties
Bolivia
bo-civil-liberties
Angola
ao-civil-liberties
Austria
at-civil-liberties
Djibouti
dj-civil-liberties
Zambia
zm-civil-liberties
Lebanon
lb-civil-liberties
Serbia
rs-civil-liberties
Bulgaria
bg-civil-liberties
Tajikistan
tj-civil-liberties
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Political Civil Liberties
175 seriesBarbados
bb-political-civil-liberties
Benin
bj-political-civil-liberties
Serbia
rs-political-civil-liberties
Ghana
gh-political-civil-liberties
Sierra Leone
sl-political-civil-liberties
Jordan
jo-political-civil-liberties
Ireland
ie-political-civil-liberties
Turkmenistan
tm-political-civil-liberties
Belgium
be-political-civil-liberties
United Kingdom
gb-political-civil-liberties
Burundi
bi-political-civil-liberties
Luxembourg
lu-political-civil-liberties
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Judicial Constraints
175 seriesUnited Arab Emirates
ae-judicial-constraints
El Salvador
sv-judicial-constraints
Philippines
ph-judicial-constraints
COM
com-judicial-constraints
Barbados
bb-judicial-constraints
Suriname
sr-judicial-constraints
Libya
ly-judicial-constraints
Vietnam
vn-judicial-constraints
North Macedonia
mk-judicial-constraints
Nepal
np-judicial-constraints
Guinea-Bissau
gw-judicial-constraints
Spain
es-judicial-constraints
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Political Corruption
175 seriesIran
ir-political-corruption
Ethiopia
et-political-corruption
Latvia
lv-political-corruption
Guyana
gy-political-corruption
Papua New Guinea
pg-political-corruption
South Korea
kr-political-corruption
Togo
tg-political-corruption
Nicaragua
ni-political-corruption
Netherlands
nl-political-corruption
Azerbaijan
az-political-corruption
Qatar
qa-political-corruption
Cabo Verde
cv-political-corruption
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Neopatrimonialism
175 seriesEritrea
er-neopatrimonialism
Niger
ne-neopatrimonialism
United States
us-neopatrimonialism
Turkey
tr-neopatrimonialism
Liberia
lr-neopatrimonialism
Argentina
ar-neopatrimonialism
Chad
td-neopatrimonialism
Libya
ly-neopatrimonialism
Nicaragua
ni-neopatrimonialism
Oman
om-neopatrimonialism
BTN
btn-neopatrimonialism
Canada
ca-neopatrimonialism
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Vertical Accountability
175 seriesEthiopia
et-vertical-accountability
Israel
il-vertical-accountability
Spain
es-vertical-accountability
Palestine
ps-vertical-accountability
Nigeria
ng-vertical-accountability
STP
stp-vertical-accountability
Myanmar
mm-vertical-accountability
Burundi
bi-vertical-accountability
Congo Republic
cg-vertical-accountability
Oman
om-vertical-accountability
Serbia
rs-vertical-accountability
China
cn-vertical-accountability
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Freedom Of Association
175 seriesPapua New Guinea
pg-freedom-of-association
Indonesia
id-freedom-of-association
Cabo Verde
cv-freedom-of-association
Costa Rica
cr-freedom-of-association
Morocco
ma-freedom-of-association
Mali
ml-freedom-of-association
France
fr-freedom-of-association
Guinea
gn-freedom-of-association
Venezuela
ve-freedom-of-association
Saudi Arabia
sa-freedom-of-association
MDV
mdv-freedom-of-association
Myanmar
mm-freedom-of-association
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Egalitarian Democracy
175 seriesTrinidad and Tobago
tt-egalitarian-democracy
Montenegro
me-egalitarian-democracy
Romania
ro-egalitarian-democracy
Belgium
be-egalitarian-democracy
Qatar
qa-egalitarian-democracy
Mongolia
mn-egalitarian-democracy
Costa Rica
cr-egalitarian-democracy
Gabon
ga-egalitarian-democracy
Morocco
ma-egalitarian-democracy
New Zealand
nz-egalitarian-democracy
Ethiopia
et-egalitarian-democracy
Sudan
sd-egalitarian-democracy
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Liberal Component
175 seriesCongo Republic
cg-liberal-component
Madagascar
mg-liberal-component
Kyrgyzstan
kg-liberal-component
Canada
ca-liberal-component
Thailand
th-liberal-component
Afghanistan
af-liberal-component
Brazil
br-liberal-component
Taiwan
tw-liberal-component
Belarus
by-liberal-component
Czech Republic
cz-liberal-component
Bolivia
bo-liberal-component
South Africa
za-liberal-component
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Public Sector Corruption
175 seriesKazakhstan
kz-public-sector-corruption
COM
com-public-sector-corruption
Norway
no-public-sector-corruption
Switzerland
ch-public-sector-corruption
Austria
at-public-sector-corruption
Solomon Islands
sb-public-sector-corruption
Greece
gr-public-sector-corruption
Morocco
ma-public-sector-corruption
Nepal
np-public-sector-corruption
Timor-Leste
tl-public-sector-corruption
VUT
vut-public-sector-corruption
Guinea-Bissau
gw-public-sector-corruption
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Electoral Democracy
175 seriesMalawi
mw-electoral-democracy
Kenya
ke-electoral-democracy
Eswatini
sz-electoral-democracy
Namibia
na-electoral-democracy
Rwanda
rw-electoral-democracy
Finland
fi-electoral-democracy
North Macedonia
mk-electoral-democracy
Bahrain
bh-electoral-democracy
Suriname
sr-electoral-democracy
Bosnia and Herzegovina
ba-electoral-democracy
South Sudan
ss-electoral-democracy
Bulgaria
bg-electoral-democracy
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Liberal Democracy
175 seriesSri Lanka
lk-liberal-democracy
Burkina Faso
bf-liberal-democracy
Kyrgyzstan
kg-liberal-democracy
Poland
pl-liberal-democracy
Egypt
eg-liberal-democracy
COM
com-liberal-democracy
North Macedonia
mk-liberal-democracy
Tajikistan
tj-liberal-democracy
Greece
gr-liberal-democracy
Belgium
be-liberal-democracy
Yemen
ye-liberal-democracy
Ukraine
ua-liberal-democracy
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Suffrage
175 seriesHong Kong
hk-suffrage
Yemen
ye-suffrage
Turkmenistan
tm-suffrage
Ghana
gh-suffrage
Gambia
gm-suffrage
MDV
mdv-suffrage
Kyrgyzstan
kg-suffrage
Equatorial Guinea
gq-suffrage
South Korea
kr-suffrage
Spain
es-suffrage
Liberia
lr-suffrage
Mali
ml-suffrage
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Freedom Private Violence
175 seriesSouth Korea
kr-freedom-private-violence
Indonesia
id-freedom-private-violence
Namibia
na-freedom-private-violence
Djibouti
dj-freedom-private-violence
Cabo Verde
cv-freedom-private-violence
Ecuador
ec-freedom-private-violence
Kosovo
xk-freedom-private-violence
Sweden
se-freedom-private-violence
Laos
la-freedom-private-violence
Myanmar
mm-freedom-private-violence
BTN
btn-freedom-private-violence
Germany
de-freedom-private-violence
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Vdem Rule Of Law
175 seriesEquatorial Guinea
gq-vdem-rule-of-law
Guinea
gn-vdem-rule-of-law
Ukraine
ua-vdem-rule-of-law
COM
com-vdem-rule-of-law
Russia
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Bolivia
bo-vdem-rule-of-law
Argentina
ar-vdem-rule-of-law
Somalia
so-vdem-rule-of-law
Sri Lanka
lk-vdem-rule-of-law
STP
stp-vdem-rule-of-law
Turkey
tr-vdem-rule-of-law
Egypt
eg-vdem-rule-of-law
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Horizontal Accountability
175 seriesNorth Macedonia
mk-horizontal-accountability
BTN
btn-horizontal-accountability
Belarus
by-horizontal-accountability
Dominican Republic
do-horizontal-accountability
Romania
ro-horizontal-accountability
Moldova
md-horizontal-accountability
Kyrgyzstan
kg-horizontal-accountability
Gambia
gm-horizontal-accountability
Canada
ca-horizontal-accountability
Hungary
hu-horizontal-accountability
Finland
fi-horizontal-accountability
Australia
au-horizontal-accountability
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