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By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469

By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico hasbeen an electoral autocracy since2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1,14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.5121Autocracy since 20242Autocracy since 2007For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy(“autocracy” on the chart) if it does not exceed 0.5 on the indexor its elections are not free and fair; Mexico scored 0.496 in 2024, whileHonduras, at 0.511 in 2025, remains a democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths canchange the classification. It combines indicators of clean elections,elected officials, suffrage and freedoms, most of them rated by experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil,Chile, Cuba, Haiti or Venezuela. In grey: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica,Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama,Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay; the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence,CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varietiesof Democracy v16 (CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico hasbeen an electoral autocracy since2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1,14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.51Autocracysince 20071Autocracy since 2024For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy (“autocracy”on the chart) if it does not exceed 0.5 on the index or its elections are not freeand fair; Mexico scored 0.496 in 2024, while Honduras, at 0.511 in 2025,remains a democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths canchange the classification. It combines indicators of clean elections, electedofficials, suffrage and freedoms, most of them rated by experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil, Chile,Cuba, Haiti or Venezuela. In grey: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica,Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay,Peru and Uruguay; the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence,CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracyv16 (CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico hasbeen an electoral autocracy since2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1,14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.51Autocracysince 20071Autocracy since 2024For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy (“autocracy”on the chart) if it does not exceed 0.5 on the index or its elections are not free and fair;Mexico scored 0.496 in 2024, while Honduras, at 0.511 in 2025, remainsa democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths can changethe classification. It combines indicators of clean elections, elected officials, suffrageand freedoms, most of them rated by experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba,Haiti or Venezuela. In grey: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic,Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay;the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence,CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracy v16(CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico hasbeen an electoral autocracy since2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1,14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.5Autocracy since 2024Autocracy since 2007For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy (“autocracy” on the chart)if it does not exceed 0.5 on the index or its elections are not free and fair; Mexico scored0.496 in 2024, while Honduras, at 0.511 in 2025, remains a democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths can changethe classification. It combines indicators of clean elections, elected officials, suffrageand freedoms, most of them rated by experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Haitior Venezuela. In grey: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay; the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracy v16(CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico hasbeen an electoral autocracy since2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1,14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.5Autocracy since 2024Autocracy since 2007For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy (“autocracy” on the chart) if itdoes not exceed 0.5 on the index or its elections are not free and fair; Mexico scored 0.496 in 2024,while Honduras, at 0.511 in 2025, remains a democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths can changethe classification. It combines indicators of clean elections, elected officials, suffrageand freedoms, most of them rated by experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Haiti or Venezuela.In grey: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras,Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay; the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracy v16(CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico has been an electoralautocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1,14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.5Autocracy since 2024Autocracy since 2007For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy (“autocracy” on the chart) if it does notexceed 0.5 on the index or its elections are not free and fair; Mexico scored 0.496 in 2024, while Honduras,at 0.511 in 2025, remains a democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths can change the classification. Itcombines indicators of clean elections, elected officials, suffrage and freedoms, most of them ratedby experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Haiti or Venezuela. In grey:Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay,Peru and Uruguay; the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracy v16(CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico has been an electoralautocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1, 14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.5Autocracy since 2024Autocracy since 2007For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy (“autocracy” on the chart) if it does not exceed0.5 on the index or its elections are not free and fair; Mexico scored 0.496 in 2024, while Honduras,at 0.511 in 2025, remains a democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths can change the classification. It combinesindicators of clean elections, elected officials, suffrage and freedoms, most of them rated by experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Haiti or Venezuela. In grey: Bolivia,Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay;the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracy v16 (CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico has been an electoralautocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1, 14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador 0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.5Autocracy since 2024Autocracy since 2007For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy (“autocracy” on the chart) if it does not exceed0.5 on the index or its elections are not free and fair; Mexico scored 0.496 in 2024, while Honduras,at 0.511 in 2025, remains a democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths can change the classification. It combines indicatorsof clean elections, elected officials, suffrage and freedoms, most of them rated by experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Haiti or Venezuela. In grey: Bolivia,Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay;the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracy v16 (CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico has been an electoralautocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1, 14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador 0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.5Autocracy since 2024Autocracy since 2007For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy (“autocracy” on the chart) if it does not exceed0.5 on the index or its elections are not free and fair; Mexico scored 0.496 in 2024, while Honduras, at 0.511 in 2025, remainsa democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths can change the classification. It combines indicatorsof clean elections, elected officials, suffrage and freedoms, most of them rated by experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Haiti or Venezuela. In grey: Bolivia,Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay;the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracy v16 (CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico has been an electoralautocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1, 14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador 0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.5Autocracy since 2024Autocracy since 2007For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy (“autocracy” on the chart) if it does not exceed 0.5 on the indexor its elections are not free and fair; Mexico scored 0.496 in 2024, while Honduras, at 0.511 in 2025, remains a democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths can change the classification. It combines indicators of cleanelections, elected officials, suffrage and freedoms, most of them rated by experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Haiti or Venezuela. In grey: Bolivia, Colombia,Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay; the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracy v16 (CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico has been an electoralautocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1, 14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador 0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.5Autocracy since 2024Autocracy since 2007For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy (“autocracy” on the chart) if it does not exceed 0.5 on the indexor its elections are not free and fair; Mexico scored 0.496 in 2024, while Honduras, at 0.511 in 2025, remains a democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths can change the classification. It combines indicators of clean elections,elected officials, suffrage and freedoms, most of them rated by experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Haiti or Venezuela. In grey: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica,Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay; the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracy v16 (CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
By V-Dem's count, Mexico has been an electoral autocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.By V-Dem’s count, Mexico has been an electoralautocracy since 2024; in 2025 its index fell to 0.469V-Dem’s electoral democracy index, 0 to 1, 14 Latin American countries, 2000–20250.6710.5220.586Mexico 0.469El Salvador 0.321Nicaragua 0.151Median 0.6220.5Autocracy since 2024Autocracy since 2007For V-Dem, a country that holds elections is an electoral autocracy (“autocracy” on the chart) if it does not exceed 0.5 on the index or its elections are notfree and fair; Mexico scored 0.496 in 2024, while Honduras, at 0.511 in 2025, remains a democracy.The index is an estimate with a margin of error, so a few thousandths can change the classification. It combines indicators of clean elections, electedofficials, suffrage and freedoms, most of them rated by experts.The 14 countries in this comparison do not include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Haiti or Venezuela. In grey: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica,Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay; the 2019–2020 dip is Bolivia.This chart adapts V-Dem data and is published under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Source: V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracy v16 (CC BY-SA 4.0)VerDat
Line chart of V-Dem's electoral democracy index in the 14 countries from 2000 to 2025, with a dotted line at 0.5, the minimum for V-Dem to count a country as a democracy. Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua, highlighted, fall below it: Nicaragua in 2007, El Salvador in 2021 and Mexico in 2024, at 0.496. In 2025, Mexico is at 0.469, El Salvador 0.321 and Nicaragua 0.151. The dashed median of the 14 moves between 0.608 and 0.685.
Democracy: how it changed in each country since 1900 (index (0–1))
PeriodMexicoEl SalvadorNicaraguaBoliviaColombiaCosta RicaDominican RepublicEcuadorGuatemalaHondurasPanamaParaguayPeruUruguay
20000.67100.52200.58600.74300.55000.89200.66500.68900.54200.55600.73000.54000.41300.8730
20010.68100.53400.58800.73700.54200.89200.67300.68900.54200.55500.73800.54000.72300.8730
20020.69300.54300.60100.71900.53400.89500.67200.68900.54200.55500.73800.54000.79200.8730
20030.70200.53700.59100.71900.53500.89500.67100.69800.54300.56500.73800.56500.79200.8730
20040.71100.53900.59100.75300.53700.89400.65900.69800.55200.56500.73700.59500.79200.8740
20050.71100.54200.59100.74600.54200.89400.65100.69800.55200.55900.73600.59500.79200.8900
20060.67400.55700.56300.72400.57100.90500.64400.69300.55200.52100.73600.59500.79200.8920
20070.63900.56000.45700.71900.58300.90800.63600.67100.56300.52200.73600.59500.79600.8920
20080.64900.56100.44500.71900.58500.90800.63800.63400.58200.51900.73600.62000.80100.8920
20090.65000.59400.44100.71400.58700.90800.63900.61300.58000.44100.73900.63100.80000.8940
20100.66200.61300.43600.68000.62400.91000.62500.58800.58300.40800.74600.63900.80400.9120
20110.66200.61300.42500.67700.66000.91000.62300.58100.58100.41900.74600.63000.81200.9120
20120.65000.61500.37100.67000.66100.91000.61200.58600.57600.41800.74600.60800.82700.9120
20130.62300.62600.31900.65800.66900.90700.60000.53800.57400.41300.74800.58500.82100.9100
20140.62100.66500.31900.64700.67700.90600.60000.53400.57200.43300.74400.59500.82200.9090
20150.64300.65800.31800.60900.68100.90600.59000.53300.58700.42600.75500.59300.81700.8970
20160.64300.65900.30500.62000.68200.90200.57100.54000.62600.42500.75300.58900.78800.8970
20170.63800.67200.28100.60900.68000.89800.55900.55200.62100.41400.73600.59600.78900.8900
20180.67500.63100.22100.59300.66600.89000.57300.64100.60200.36100.73200.58300.81000.8960
20190.68400.59900.21500.45600.65100.89300.56900.61700.59700.36800.73100.58500.80100.8960
20200.66400.51800.21500.27500.64300.89500.65600.62600.58900.37200.72100.57800.81800.8670
20210.62400.40300.19500.60800.65400.89400.69400.62500.55500.39400.73500.57800.77100.8520
20220.58400.37800.15800.58700.69600.86600.69200.66100.50900.54400.72500.57800.73300.8180
20230.54800.37700.15800.58600.71100.86200.69200.64100.50600.53900.72200.57600.70000.8330
20240.49600.33500.15100.57700.69800.86200.71000.64100.60900.53800.72800.58100.64200.8460
20250.46900.32100.15100.60500.67900.86200.73500.60700.63700.51100.72800.58100.66700.8620
Regime type (0 closed autocracy, 1 electoral autocracy, 2 electoral democracy, 3 liberal democracy)
PeriodBoliviaColombiaCosta RicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasMexicoNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruUruguay
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200122322222222223
200222322222222223
200322322222222223
200422322222222223
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200722322222212223
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201122322221212223
201222322221212223
201322322221212223
201422322221212223
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201622322221212223
201722322221212223
201822322221212223
201912322221212223
202012322221212223
202122322121212223
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202422322122112223
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In 2024 it fell just below the 0.5 threshold (0.496). Nicaragua (since 2007) and El Salvador (since 2021) are electoral autocracies too, much lower: 0.151 and 0.321. From 2000 to 2025, the three had the largest falls in the index of the 14.

Notes

  • Mexico fell from 0.671 in 2000 to 0.469 in 2025; Nicaragua from 0.586 to 0.151, and El Salvador from 0.522 to 0.321, after peaking at 0.672 in 2017. The median of the 14 went from 0.626 to 0.685 in 2003 and 0.622 in 2025.
  • Honduras (2009–2021) and Bolivia (2019–2020) were also electoral autocracies and became democracies again; Peru was still one in 2000. Bolivia (from 0.743 to 0.605) and Ecuador (from 0.689 to 0.607) also fell but are still above 0.5.
  • The index combines indicators of clean elections, elected officials, universal suffrage and freedom of expression and association. Data from V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), version 16, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; this chart is published under the same licence.

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  • Democracy: how it changed in each country since 1900

    Regional · V-Dem Institute (University of Gothenburg), Varieties of Democracy v16

    Data normalized on Oct 29, 2026 · query frozen on Oct 29, 2026

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