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V-Dem v2xedvd_me_inco
V-Dem
0-1 index
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176 countries · 1945–2021
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Country
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Value
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1
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
0.93
2
Eritrea
0.92
3
Turkmenistan
0.91
4
Syrian Arab Republic
0.91
5
China
0.91
6
United Arab Emirates
0.91
7
Belarus
0.9
8
Lao PDR
0.9
9
Saudi Arabia
0.9
10
Cuba
0.89
11
Equatorial Guinea
0.88
12
South Sudan
0.87
13
Bahrain
0.87
14
Eswatini
0.86
15
Myanmar
0.86
16
Yemen, Rep.
0.86
17
Burundi
0.85
18
Tajikistan
0.85
19
Iran, Islamic Rep.
0.85
20
Oman
0.85
21
Azerbaijan
0.85
22
Viet Nam
0.84
23
Cambodia
0.82
24
Uzbekistan
0.81
25
Qatar
0.81
26
Egypt, Arab Rep.
0.81
27
Turkiye
0.8
28
Afghanistan
0.79
29
Russian Federation
0.77
30
Venezuela, RB
0.77
31
Kazakhstan
0.77
32
Singapore
0.76
33
Djibouti
0.75
34
Congo, Rep.
0.73
35
Serbia
0.73
36
Jordan
0.73
37
Hong Kong SAR, China
0.71
38
Chad
0.7
39
Rwanda
0.7
40
Algeria
0.69
41
Fiji
0.66
42
Nicaragua
0.65
43
West Bank and Gaza
0.63
44
Hungary
0.62
45
Ethiopia
0.62
46
Bangladesh
0.61
47
Tanzania
0.6
48
El Salvador
0.57
49
Zimbabwe
0.57
50
Thailand
0.56
51
Malaysia
0.56
52
Bolivia
0.54
53
Central African Republic
0.52
54
Uganda
0.51
55
Morocco
0.51
56
Togo
0.49
57
Pakistan
0.48
58
Iraq
0.48
59
India
0.47
60
Albania
0.47
61
Poland
0.47
62
Sri Lanka
0.46
63
Cameroon
0.46
64
Sudan
0.46
65
Comoros
0.45
66
Congo, Dem. Rep.
0.45
67
Guatemala
0.45
68
Guinea
0.44
69
Angola
0.44
70
Ukraine
0.43
71
Libya
0.42
72
Kuwait
0.42
73
Bhutan
0.42
74
Haiti
0.41
75
Cote d'Ivoire
0.41
76
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.4
77
Seychelles
0.4
78
Zambia
0.39
79
Kyrgyz Republic
0.39
80
Philippines
0.37
81
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
0.36
82
Lebanon
0.36
83
Cabo Verde
0.35
84
Gabon
0.34
85
Honduras
0.34
86
Mauritania
0.33
87
Panama
0.33
88
Mexico
0.33
89
Benin
0.33
90
Brazil
0.33
91
Guinea-Bissau
0.33
92
Mozambique
0.31
93
Slovenia
0.31
94
Mali
0.3
95
Lesotho
0.29
96
Niger
0.29
97
Mauritius
0.29
98
Maldives
0.26
99
Indonesia
0.26
100
Bulgaria
0.26
101
Liberia
0.25
102
North Macedonia
0.25
103
Armenia
0.25
104
Guyana
0.24
105
Paraguay
0.24
106
Nigeria
0.24
107
Nepal
0.23
108
Madagascar
0.22
109
Gambia, The
0.22
110
Ghana
0.22
111
Solomon Islands
0.21
112
Peru
0.21
113
Ecuador
0.21
114
Cyprus
0.21
115
Botswana
0.21
116
Sao Tome and Principe
0.21
117
Taiwan
0.2
118
Kosovo
0.2
119
Colombia
0.2
120
Croatia
0.19
121
Montenegro
0.19
122
Namibia
0.19
123
Papua New Guinea
0.19
124
Israel
0.19
125
Vanuatu
0.19
126
Burkina Faso
0.19
127
Kenya
0.18
128
South Africa
0.17
129
Moldova
0.17
130
Mongolia
0.16
131
Timor-Leste
0.16
132
Malawi
0.16
133
Greece
0.16
134
Sierra Leone
0.16
135
Argentina
0.15
136
Georgia
0.15
137
Tunisia
0.15
138
Chile
0.15
139
Suriname
0.15
140
Senegal
0.15
141
Japan
0.14
142
Austria
0.14
143
Romania
0.13
144
Spain
0.12
145
United States
0.12
146
Malta
0.12
147
Dominican Republic
0.12
148
Barbados
0.12
149
Latvia
0.11
150
Czechia
0.11
151
Italy
0.11
152
Iceland
0.11
153
Trinidad and Tobago
0.11
154
New Zealand
0.11
155
Korea, Rep.
0.1
156
Costa Rica
0.1
157
Canada
0.1
158
Jamaica
0.1
159
Slovak Republic
0.1
160
Uruguay
0.1
161
Australia
0.09
162
Germany
0.09
163
Netherlands
0.09
164
Lithuania
0.09
165
Luxembourg
0.08
166
United Kingdom
0.08
167
Sweden
0.08
168
France
0.08
169
Finland
0.08
170
Norway
0.08
171
Ireland
0.08
172
Estonia
0.07
173
Belgium
0.07
174
Switzerland
0.07
175
Portugal
0.07
176
Denmark
0.07
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