🇦🇲 Armenia: Politics & Democracy
Only partially — Armenia's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 37.1 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak.
Current leaders
Vahagn Khachatryan
Head of State · nonpartisanism
Nikol Pashinyan
Head of Government · Civil Contract
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Armenia's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Armenia a democracy?
Only partially — Armenia's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 37.1 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak. It ranks #86 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in Armenia improving or declining?
Armenia's V-Dem liberal democracy score has improved by 16.8 points over the past decade, standing at 37.1 in 2025 (1-year change: −4.1).
Who leads Armenia?
Vahagn Khachatryan is Armenia's head of state (nonpartisanism); Nikol Pashinyan serves as head of government (Civil Contract).