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| image6 = V-Dem Egalitarian Component Index 2026 World.svg | perrow = 1/1 | footer_align = center }} The '''Democracy Indices''' by '''V-Dem''' are [[democracy index |democracy indices]] published by the [[V-Dem Institute]] that describe qualities of different democracies. It is published annually.{{Cite web |title=New index rates countries by degree of freedom for scholars | date = 30 March 2020 | url= https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/03/30/new-index-rates-countries-degree-freedom-scholars | work = Inside Higher Ed}} Datasets analyze [[Democracy indices|251 indices]] and consist of 531 specific indicators (which are a set of fixed, multiple choice survey questions){{cite web|url=https://www.v-dem.net/about/v-dem-project/methodology/ |title=Methodology – V-Dem |website=V-Dem |publisher=Varieties of Democracy Institute, University of Gothenburg |date=2026 |access-date=2026-05-02}} focusing on both qualitative and quantitative measurements of democracy. These survey questions were carefully developed and adjusted during a concept and planning phase from 2008 to 2013, before the project officially went live with annual data collection in 2014{{cite book |url=https://v-dem.net/documents/42/v-dem_organization_v14.pdf |title=V-Dem Organization and Management v14 |last1=Coppedge |first1=Michael |last2=Gerring |first2=John |last3=Knutsen |first3=Carl Henrik |last4=Lindberg |first4=Staffan I. |last5=Skaaning |first5=Svend-Erik |last6=Teorell |first6=Jan |last7=Burmeister |first7=Susanna |last8=Fox |first8=Linnea |last9=Gastaldi |first9=Lisa |last10=God |first10=Ana Good |last11=Liethmann |first11=Melina |last12=Natsika |first12=Natalia |last13=Pernes |first13=Josefine |last14=Rydén |first14=Oskar |last15=Verkhovtseva |first15=Maria |publisher=Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project |year=2024}}. V-Dem utilizes historical data dating back to the 1800s for some countries, multiple coders for each question, and large measurement models. They use several key principles: electoral, liberal, majoritarian, consensual, participatory, deliberative, and egalitarian, with variables describing various aspects of government, especially on the quality of democracy, inclusivity, and other economic indicators.{{cite journal | last1=Coppedge | first1=Michael | last2=Gerring | first2=John | last3=Knutsen | first3=Carl Henrik | last4=Krusell | first4=Joshua | last5=Medzihorsky | first5=Juraj | last6=Pernes | first6=Josefine | last7=Skaaning | first7=Svend-Erik | last8=Stepanova | first8=Natalia | last9=Teorell | first9=Jan | last10=Tzelgov | first10=Eitan | last11=Wilson | first11=Steven L. | last12=Lindberg | first12=Staffan I. | title=The Methodology of "Varieties of Democracy" (V-Dem) 1 | journal=Bulletin of Sociological Methodology/Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique | volume=143 | issue=1 | date=2019 | issn=0759-1063 | doi=10.1177/0759106319854989 | pages=107–133 | url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0759106319854989 | access-date=March 20, 2026| hdl=10852/75443 | hdl-access=free }} In 2025, the V-Dem index had 531 indicators and 251 high-level indices covering 202 [[polities]] from the period of 1789–2025.{{Cite journal |last=Hegedüs |first=Daniel |date= 2020 |title=Varieties of Democracy: Measuring Two Centuries of Political Change. By Michael Coppedge, John Gerring, Adam Glynn, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Staffan I. Lindberg, Daniel Pemstein, Brigitte Seim, Svend-Erik Skaaning, and Jan Teorell. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. 226p. $99.99 cloth. |journal=Perspectives on Politics | volume=18 |issue=4 |pages= 1258–60 |doi=10.1017/S1537592720003059 |issn=1537-5927 |s2cid=230623566 |doi-access=}} As of 2026, 74% of the world is under authoritarian rule.{{Cite web |last=DWB |date=2026-03-03 |title=New "Tyranny Tracker" maps the world's authoritarian regimes |url=https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/40940/new-tyranny-tracker-maps-the-worlds-authoritarian-regimes/ |access-date=2026-06-26 |website=Democracy Without Borders |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Harter |first=Fred |title=The autocrats are taking over the world |url=https://observer.co.uk/news/the-sensemaker/article/the-autocrats-are-taking-over-the-world |access-date=2026-06-26 |website=The Observer |language=en}} == Core indices == As of 2026, the V-Dem Institute published 531 indicators along with 251 indices and 62 other indicators.{{Cite web |title=New democracy dataset to 'revolutionize' democracy research |date=8 January 2016 |url=https://news.nd.edu/news/new-democracy-dataset-to-revolutionize-democracy-research/}}{{Cite news |last1=Tucker |first1=Joshua |title=Open data and (15 million!) new measures of democracy |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/02/12/open-data-and-15-million-new-measures-of-democracy/ |newspaper=Washington Post}} V-Dem publishes five core indices with several other supplementary indices. The core indices are measuring "[[electoral democracy|electoral]]", "[[liberal democracy|liberal]]", "[[participatory democracy|participatory]]", "[[deliberative democracy| deliberative]]" and "[[egalitarianism|egalitarian]]"Coppedge, Michael; John Gerring; Carl Henrik Knutsen; Staffan I. Lindberg; Jan Teorell; Kyle L. Marquardt; Juraj Medzihorsky; Daniel Pemstein; Nazifa Alizada; Lisa Gastaldi; Garry Hindle; Johannes von Römer; Eitan Tzelgov; Yi-ting Wang; and Steven Wilson. 2020. "V-Dem Methodology v10". Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project. "democracies".on "democracies" see e.g. [http://participation.direct/words-theory participation.direct/words-theory] === Electoral Democracy Index === {{see also|Electoral democracy}} This index measures the principle of [[Representative democracy|electoral or representative democracy]], including whether elections were free and fair, as well as the prevalence of a free and independent media. This index is part of all the other indices as a central component of democracy.Coppedge, Michael; John Gerring; Carl Henrik Knutsen; Staffan I. Lindberg; Jan Teorell; David Altman; Michael Bernhard; Agnes Cornell; M. Steven Fish; Lisa Gastaldi; Haakon Gjerløw; Adam Glynn; Allen Hicken; Anna Lührmann; Seraphine F. Maerz; Kyle L. Marquardt; Kelly McMann; Valeriya Mechkova; Pamela Paxton; Daniel Pemstein; Johannes vonRömer; Brigitte Seim; Rachel Sigman; Svend-Erik Skaaning; Jeffrey Staton; Aksel Sundtröm; EitanTzelgov; Luca Uberti; Yi-ting Wang; Tore Wig; and Daniel Ziblatt (2021). [https://www.v-dem.net/media/filer_public/be/11/be11d657-a240-4fb0-a47f-bc151296e779/codebook.pdf "V-Dem Codebook v11"]. Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608011903/https://www.v-dem.net/media/filer_public/be/11/be11d657-a240-4fb0-a47f-bc151296e779/codebook.pdf|date=8 June 2021}}. === Liberal Democracy Index === {{see also|Liberal democracy}} This index incorporates measures of [[rule of law]], [[Checks and Balances|checks and balances]], and [[civil liberties]] along with the concepts measured in the electoral democracy index. === Participatory Democracy Index === {{see also|Participatory democracy}} This index measures the degree to which citizens participate in their own government through local democratic institutions, civil society organizations, [[direct democracy]], and the concepts measured in the electoral democracy. === Deliberative Democracy Index === {{see also|Deliberative democracy}} This index measures the degree to which decisions are made in the best interest of the people as opposed to due to coercion or narrow interest groups, in addition to the basic electoral democracy index. === Egalitarian Democracy Index === {{see also|Political egalitarianism}} This index measures the level of equal access to resources, power, and freedoms across various groups within a society, in addition to the level of electoral democracy. == By country == The authors of the V-Dem Institute's "Democracy Report 2026" state that the views and opinions expressed in the report are their own and do not reflect an official position of the larger V-Dem Project, the V-Dem Steering Committee, or the V-Dem Institute. The table below shows 2026 V-Dem Democracy indices describing the year 2025.{{cite web | title=Democracy Report 2026, Unraveling The Democratic Era? | url=https://v-dem.net/documents/75/V-Dem_Institute_Democracy_Report_2026_lowres.pdf | access-date=2026-03-17}}{{cite web | date=2026 | title=The V-Dem Dataset – V-Dem | website=V-Dem | url=https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/ | access-date=2026-03-17 |publisher=V-Dem Institute}}{{cite book | url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108347860 | doi=10.1017/9781108347860 | title=Varieties of Democracy | date=2020 | last1=Coppedge | first1=Michael | last2=Gerring | first2=John | last3=Glynn | first3=Adam | last4=Knutsen | first4=Carl Henrik | last5=Lindberg | first5=Staffan I. | last6=Pemstein | first6=Daniel | last7=Seim | first7=Brigitte | last8=Skaaning | first8=Svend-Erik | last9=Teorell | first9=Jan | last10=Altman | first10=David | last11=Bernhard | first11=Michael | last12=Bizzarro | first12=Fernando | last13=Krusell | first13=Joshua | last14=Maguire | first14=Matthew | last15=Marquardt | first15=Kyle | last16=McCann | first16=Kelly | last17=Mechkova | first17=Valeriya | last18=Miri | first18=Farhad | last19=Pernes | first19=Josefine | last20=Staton | first20=Jeffrey | last21=Stepanova | first21=Natalia | last22=Tzelgov | first22=Eitan | last23=Wang | first23=Yi-Ting | isbn=978-1-108-34786-0 }} {{Row hover highlight}}{{Sticky header}}{{Static row numbers}}{{Sort under}} {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash hover-highlight sticky-header-multi sort-under" |+{{nowrap|V-Dem Democracy Indices (16th edition)}} !rowspan="2" | Country !colspan="2" | Democracy Indices !colspan="4" | Democracy Component Indices |- class="static-row-header" !Electoral !Liberal !Liberal !Egalitarian !Participatory !Deliberative |- | {{flaglist| Denmark }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.91|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.88|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.98|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.97|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.71|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.96|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Norway }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.89|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.85|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.96|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.96|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.65|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.99|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Sweden }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.89|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.85|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.98|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.9|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.65|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.93|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Belgium }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.89|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.79|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.89|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.93|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.65|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.86|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Ireland }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.89|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color 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{{flaglist| France }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.86|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.8|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.94|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.81|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.63|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.93|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Costa Rica }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.86|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.81|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.95|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.88|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.64|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.92|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Uruguay }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.86|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.79|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.93|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.77|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.82|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.93|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Finland }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.85|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.81|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.96|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.81|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.64|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.9|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Czech Republic }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.85|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.79|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.95|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.91|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.59|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.81|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| New Zealand }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.85|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.79|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.94|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.85|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.61|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.72|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Australia }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.84|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.79|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.96|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.85|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.73|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.93|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Canada }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.84|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.74|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.87|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.7|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.64|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.79|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Chile }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.84|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.78|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.95|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.73|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.62|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.93|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Austria }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.84|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.76|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.91|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.86|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.63|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.87|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Latvia }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.83|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.75|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.91|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.87|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.66|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.81|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Netherlands }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.83|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.77|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.94|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.89|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.59|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.9|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Germany }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.83|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.78|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.97|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.94|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.66|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.98|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Spain }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.82|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.74|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.91|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.84|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.64|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.83|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Portugal }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.82|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.72|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.87|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.7|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.57|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.84|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Japan }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.82|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.73|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.9|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.94|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.56|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.9|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| South Korea }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.82|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.74|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.91|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.87|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.61|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.94|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Iceland }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.81|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.72|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.9|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.92|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.65|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.88|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Jamaica }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.8|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.68|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.84|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.81|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.58|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.87|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Taiwan }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.8|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.7|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.89|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.88|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.8|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.86|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Barbados }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.8|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.68|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.85|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.85|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.3|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.92|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Lithuania }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.79|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.71|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.92|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.88|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.67|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.84|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Trinidad and Tobago }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.79|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.67|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.85|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.84|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.57|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.74|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Brazil }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.78|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.7|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.91|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.64|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.62|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.92|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Malta }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.78|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.62|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.77|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.9|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.62|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.81|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Sri Lanka }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.78|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.61|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.76|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.71|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.61|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.78|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Suriname }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.78|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.63|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.78|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.74|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.58|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.78|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Cyprus }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.77|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.66|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.86|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.9|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.56|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.78|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| United Kingdom }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.77|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.69|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.9|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.78|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.64|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.86|scale=1}} |- | {{flaglist| Poland }} | {{Democracy color cell|0.77|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.64|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.83|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.88|scale=1}} | 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{{Democracy color cell|0.05|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.18|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.45|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.1|scale=1}} | {{Democracy color cell|0.28|scale=1}} |} ==Regimes of the World== [[File:V-Dem_Regimes_of_the_World_2026.svg|thumb|upright=1.4|Regimes of the World (2026) {{smalldiv| {{Col-begin}} {{Col-break}} {{legend|#0c3091|
Liberal Democracy}}{{legend|#6bd2df|
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Closed Autocracy}} {{Col-end}} }} ]] V-Dem maintains the Regimes of the World index, which classifies governments using data from its other indices as either a [[closed autocracy]], [[electoral autocracy]], [[electoral democracy]], or [[liberal democracy]]. It is heavily inspired by Robert Dahl's theory of [[polyarchy]] based on six institutional guarantees: elected officials, free and fair elections, freedom of expression, alternative sources of information, associational autonomy, and inclusive citizenship.{{Cite journal |last1=Lührmann |first1=Anna |last2=Tannenberg |first2=Marcus |last3=Lindberg |first3=Staffan I. |date=19 March 2018 |title=Regimes of the World (RoW): Opening New Avenues for the Comparative Study of Political Regimes |url=https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/1214/714 |journal=Politics and Governance |volume=6 |issue=1 |access-date=May 16, 2025 |pages=60–77 |issn=2183-2463 |doi=10.17645/pag.v6i1.1214 |doi-access=free |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321135605/https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/1214/714 |archive-date=March 21, 2025 }} ===Autocracies=== [[File:Countries democratizing or autocratizing substantially and significantly 2010–2020.svg|thumb|upright=1.4|Countries [[autocratizing]] (red) or [[democratizing]] (blue) substantially and significantly (2010–2020). Countries in grey are substantially unchanged.Nazifa Alizada, Rowan Cole, Lisa Gastaldi, Sandra Grahn, Sebastian Hellmeier, Palina Kolvani, Jean Lachapelle, Anna Lührmann, Seraphine F. Maerz, Shreeya Pillai, and Staffan I. Lindberg. 2021. Autocratization Turns Viral. Democracy Report 2021. University of Gothenburg: V-Dem Institute. https://www.v-dem.net/media/filer_public/74/8c/748c68ad-f224-4cd7-87f9-8794add5c60f/dr_2021_updated.pdf.]] Regimes where leaders are not ''de facto'' accountable to citizens and may lack multiparty or free and fair elections. Dahl's institutional prerequisites are not fulfilled. ;Closed Autocracy {{See also|Autocracy}} Governments which lack multiparty elections for the chief executive or the legislature, or lack any competition such as in [[one-party states]]. Legislative institutions are ''de facto'' undermined and electoral accountability is evaded. ;Electoral Autocracy {{See also|Electoral autocracy}} Governments where the chief executive, legislature, or both are accountable in ''de jure'' multiparty elections. They fall short of democratic standards due to irregularities, limitations on party competition, and violations of Dahl's prerequisites. They are closely related to theories of [[electoral authoritarianism]] and [[competitive authoritarianism]]. ===Democracies=== Regimes with ''de facto'' multiparty, free and fair elections. Dahl's institutional prerequisites are at least minimally fulfilled. ;Electoral Democracy {{see also|Representative democracy}}Regimes that possess the bare minimum to be considered a democracy. They are "de-facto accountable to citizens through periodic elections", but are not liberal democracies and lack further entrenched individual and minority rights beyond the electoral sphere. Basic electoral democracies may not possess a fully developed [[rule of law]], legislative and judicial oversight of the executive branch, protections against the "[[tyranny of the majority]]", and only minimal fulfillment of Robert Dahl's institutional prerequisites for democracy. ;Liberal Democracy {{see also|Liberal democracy}} Regimes that possess the rule of law and satisfy [[Liberalism|liberal]] principles. They provide [[checks and balances]] between legislative and judicial oversight of the executive branch, limitations on government to prevent the "tyranny of the majority", protect individual liberties, and provide equal access to and protection under the law. A fully developed rule of law is essential for liberal democracies, as it ensures decisions are implemented. It is sometimes referred to as a "[[Madisonian model|Madisonian]]" democracy. == Digital Society Project == The Digital Society Project is a subset of indicators on V-Dem's survey that asks questions about social media's political status and the internet. Specifically, the Digital Society Project measures a range of questions related to internet censorship, misinformation online, and internet shutdowns.{{Cite web |last1=Mechkova |first1=Valeriya |last2=Pemstein |first2=Daniel |last3=Seim |first3=Brigitte |last4=Wilson |first4=Steven |date=2026 |title=Digital Society Project |url=https://digitalsocietyproject.org |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=digitalsocietyproject.org}} This annual report includes 35 indicators assessing five areas: disinformation, digital media freedom, state regulation of digital media, the polarization of online media, and online social cleavages.{{cite book |last1=Mechkova |first1=Valeriya |url=http://digitalsocietyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DSP-Codebook-v3.pdf |title=Digital Society Survey Codebook |last2=Pemstein |first2=Daniel |last3=Seim |first3=Brigitte |last4=Wilson |first4=Steven |publisher=Digital Society Project |year=2021}}{{cite conference |last1=Fletcher |first1=Terry |last2=Hayes-Birchler |first2=Andria|date=2020-07-30 |title=Comparing Measures of Internet Censorship: Analyzing the Tradeoffs between Expert Analysis and Remote Measurement |url=https://zenodo.org/record/3967398 |conference=Data for Policy 2020 |conference-url=https://dataforpolicy.org/}} It has been updated each year starting in 2019, with data covering from 2000–2021. Similar to other expert analyses like [[Freedom House]], these data are more prone to false positives when compared with remotely sensed data, such as that from [[Access Now]] or the [[OpenNet Initiative]]. == Criticisms == {{Excerpt|Democracy indices|Critiques of measures of democracy}} Political scientist Jonas Wolff criticized V-Dem for gradually abandoning a pluralist conceptualization of democracy. According to him, V-Dem has moved away from its original emphasis on the conceptual varieties of democracy and adopted an uncontested view of democracy as [[liberal democracy]] while also ignoring the limitations of liberal democracy.{{Cite journal |last=Wolff |first=Jonas |date=2022-07-06 |title=From the Varieties of Democracy to the defense of liberal democracy: V-Dem and the reconstitution of liberal hegemony under threat |journal=Contemporary Politics |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=161–181 |doi=10.1080/13569775.2022.2096191 |s2cid=250372421 |issn=1356-9775|doi-access=free }} The V-Dem dataset does not cover some countries, namely: [[Andorra]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]], the [[Bahamas]], [[Belize]], [[Brunei]], [[Dominica]], the [[Federated States of Micronesia]], [[Grenada]], [[Kiribati]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Marshall Islands]], [[Monaco]], [[Nauru]], [[Palau]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], [[Samoa]], [[San Marino]], [[Tonga]], [[Tuvalu]], and the [[Vatican City|Vatican]]. ==See also== * [[Academic Freedom Index]] == References == {{reflist}} ==Further reading== * Vanessa A. Boese, Markus Eberhardt: [https://www.v-dem.net/media/publications/Working_Paper_131.pdf "Which Institutions Rule? Unbundling the Democracy-Growth Nexus"], V-Dem Institute, Series 2022:131, February 2022. * Max Fisher, November 16, 2021. [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/world/americas/democracy-decline-worldwide.html "U.S. Allies Drive Much of World's Democratic Decline, Data Shows: Washington-aligned countries backslid at nearly double the rate of non-allies, data shows, complicating long-held assumptions about American influence"]. ''The New York Times''. ==External links== * [https://www.v-dem.net/ v-dem.net], official website] {{Politics country lists}} [[Category:Democracy promotion]] [[Category:Psephology]] [[Category:Democracy]] [[Category:International rankings]] [[Category:Social science indices]]