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title: "Bolivia: Politics & Democracy | Model Diplomat"
description: "Bolivia politics: ranks #89 of 179 on the V-Dem liberal democracy index in 2025 (score 35.2/100). Current leaders, democracy trend since 1946, and upcoming elections."
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# 🇧🇴 Bolivia: Politics & Democracy

Only partially — Bolivia's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 35.2 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak.

Liberal democracy rank (2025)

\#89 of 179

Score (0–100)

35.2

10-year change

−1.6

[Full rankings →](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)

## Current leaders

Rodrigo Paz

Head of State

since 2025-11-08

## Democracy trend

Bolivia — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900–2025 (0–100 scale). Latest: 35.2 in 2025.

## Voting alignment

Bolivia's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:

[Suriname · 92.9%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/bol-vs-sur)[Seychelles · 92.9%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/bol-vs-syc)[São Tomé & Príncipe · 91.6%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/bol-vs-stp)[All friends & foes →](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/bolivia)

## Frequently asked questions

Is Bolivia a democracy?

Only partially — Bolivia's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 35.2 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak. It ranks #89 of 179 countries in 2025.

Is democracy in Bolivia improving or declining?

Bolivia's V-Dem liberal democracy score fell by 1.6 points over the past decade (a decline on this index), standing at 35.2 in 2025 (1-year change: +4.2).

Who leads Bolivia?

Rodrigo Paz is Bolivia's head of state.

## More on Bolivia

[Full country profile](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/bolivia)[Blocs & alliances](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/bolivia/blocs-alliances)[Treaties](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/bolivia/treaties)[Background](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/bolivia/background)[Politics & democracy](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/bolivia)

- [Bolivia's UN voting friends & foes](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/bolivia)
- [Where Bolivia ranks on the global democracy index](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)
- [Upcoming elections worldwide](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/elections)
- [UN General Assembly voting by topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un)

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https\://www\.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.