Democracy Index 1967

V-Dem liberal democracy rankings as they stood in 1967 — 154 countries scored on a 0–100 scale, with changes versus one and ten years earlier.

Liberal Democracy Index rankings, 1967 — 154 countries scored 0–100 (V-Dem)
Rank	Country	Score (0–100)	1y change	10y change
1	🇩🇰 Denmark	87.2	+0.3	0.0
2	🇩🇪 Germany	79.6	0.0	+1.0
3	🇦🇺 Australia	78.8	+0.4	+1.2
4	🇳🇴 Norway	78.7	0.0	+4.2
5	🇫🇮 Finland	76.8	+1.0	+1.2
6	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	76.8	0.0	+3.0
7	🇳🇱 Netherlands	76.4	+0.4	+3.8
8	🇧🇪 Belgium	76.3	0.0	+11.4
9	🇳🇿 New Zealand	75.3	+0.1	+4.6
10	🇯🇵 Japan	75.0	+0.1	+1.4
11	🇨🇦 Canada	73.4	0.0	+7.1
12	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	73.1	+0.3	+3.8
13	🇸🇪 Sweden	72.7	0.0	+0.5
14	🇮🇸 Iceland	71.9	+0.6	+1.9
15	🇮🇪 Ireland	70.6	+0.2	+3.6
16	🇦🇹 Austria	70.3	+0.3	+1.8
17	🇫🇷 France	67.2	+0.6	+4.4
18	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	64.4	+0.1	+2.0
19	🇺🇾 Uruguay	63.0	−1.6	−3.9
20	🇮🇹 Italy	61.9	0.0	+2.8
21	🇺🇸 United States of America	60.2	+0.8	+8.1
22	🇧🇧 Barbados	59.4	+1.5	+23.7
23	🇮🇱 Israel	57.1	+2.1	+6.0
24	🇨🇭 Switzerland	56.9	+0.1	+0.8
25	🇲🇹 Malta	51.8	0.0	+1.5
26	🇻🇪 Venezuela	51.0	0.0	+46.1
27	🇮🇳 India	50.2	+1.4	−1.1
28	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	49.9	0.0	+1.2
29	🇧🇼 Botswana	48.3	+12.8	+38.1
30	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	47.6	+1.8	+11.1
31	🇨🇱 Chile	43.3	+0.1	+13.6
32	🇸🇷 Suriname	42.7	−0.1	+0.2
33	🇲🇺 Mauritius	40.4	+0.6	+9.3
34	🇹🇷 Türkiye	39.6	+3.3	+19.3
35	🇯🇲 Jamaica	38.3	−2.3	+2.2
36	🇵🇪 Peru	33.3	−0.3	+8.2
37	🇨🇾 Cyprus	33.2	0.0	+24.8
38	🇬🇲 The Gambia	29.9	+0.7	+15.9
39	🇵🇭 Philippines	28.3	+0.1	+0.4
40	🇸🇳 Senegal	26.3	0.0	+14.3
41	🇰🇼 Kuwait	26.2	−1.4	+15.1
42	🇸🇬 Singapore	26.2	+0.4	+5.0
43	🇬🇾 Guyana	25.7	+6.0	+7.9
44	🇨🇴 Colombia	25.0	0.0	+14.8
45	🇱🇸 Lesotho	24.8	+3.9	+15.6
46	🇹🇿 Tanzania	24.1	−0.1	+14.6
47	🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	23.5	0.0	+4.3
48	🇱🇧 Lebanon	23.0	0.0	+1.9
49	🇫🇯 Fiji	22.7	+0.5	+3.7
50	🇸🇴 Somalia	22.6	0.0	+5.3
51	🇲🇾 Malaysia	21.3	+0.3	−0.1
52	🇿🇲 Zambia	21.2	+0.1	+10.6
53	🇸🇧 Solomon Islands	20.5	+0.1	+10.8
54	🇵🇦 Panama	19.2	+0.8	−1.1
55	🇸🇨 Seychelles	18.1	+2.1	+3.1
56	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	17.9	−0.1	+0.5
57	🇷🇼 Rwanda	17.0	−0.1	+13.9
58	🇲🇱 Mali	16.7	+0.1	+6.3
59	🇯🇴 Jordan	15.9	−0.3	−0.9
60	🇻🇺 Vanuatu	15.2	0.0	−0.1
61	🇰🇭 Cambodia	15.0	−0.1	−0.2
62	🇹🇳 Tunisia	14.8	0.0	+7.1
63	🇰🇪 Kenya	14.1	−0.8	+7.6
64	🇪🇬 Egypt	14.0	−0.2	+0.8
65	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	14.0	0.0	+5.1
66	South Yemen	13.9	−1.7	−4.9
67	🇱🇾 Libya	13.6	−0.1	+0.7
68	🇰🇷 South Korea	13.5	0.0	−1.1
69	🇵🇱 Poland	13.1	0.0	−0.3
70	🇱🇦 Laos	13.0	+1.9	−1.7
71	🇵🇰 Pakistan	12.9	−0.1	−2.8
72	🇲🇬 Madagascar	12.9	0.0	+4.0
73	🇳🇪 Niger	12.8	0.0	+3.4
74	🇸🇿 Eswatini	12.7	+0.9	+5.4
75	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	12.4	0.0	−5.9
76	🇪🇨 Ecuador	12.2	+5.7	−6.5
77	🇧🇹 Bhutan	12.1	+0.1	+0.9
78	🇷🇸 Serbia	11.7	+0.1	+1.9
79	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	11.6	−1.0	−2.9
80	🇲🇷 Mauritania	11.5	−0.1	+0.7
81	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	11.5	−6.2	+2.2
82	🇧🇯 Benin	10.8	0.0	+2.5
83	🇱🇷 Liberia	10.5	0.0	+0.1
84	🇲🇽 Mexico	10.4	+0.1	−0.1
85	🇸🇩 Sudan	10.2	0.0	−4.3
86	🇬🇭 Ghana	10.1	−0.9	−21.0
87	🇺🇬 Uganda	10.0	−4.9	−1.2
88	🇦🇫 Afghanistan	9.7	0.0	+3.1
89	🇬🇷 Greece	9.6	−18.8	−21.4
90	🇿🇦 South Africa	9.3	0.0	−0.8
91	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	9.2	+0.1	−2.8
92	🇬🇦 Gabon	9.1	0.0	+2.0
93	🇭🇺 Hungary	9.1	−0.1	+2.0
94	🇦🇷 Argentina	8.9	−11.2	−2.8
95	🇬🇹 Guatemala	8.9	+1.1	+2.1
96	🇹🇩 Chad	8.9	−0.4	+0.4
97	Republic of Vietnam	8.9	+2.2	−7.7
98	🇲🇦 Morocco	8.8	0.0	+1.7
99	🇲🇼 Malawi	8.6	0.0	+4.5
100	🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe	8.6	0.0	+0.3
101	🇳🇬 Nigeria	8.5	−2.5	−4.4
102	🇹🇭 Thailand	8.5	+0.1	−1.7
103	🇳🇵 Nepal	8.2	0.0	+1.1
104	🇮🇷 Iran	8.1	0.0	+1.7
105	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	7.8	+1.8	+4.8
106	🇧🇷 Brazil	7.4	+0.7	−18.9
107	🇵🇹 Portugal	7.4	+0.2	+0.1
108	🇻🇳 Vietnam	7.2	0.0	−0.7
109	🇵🇸 Palestine/West Bank	7.2	—	—
110	🇮🇶 Iraq	7.0	+0.2	−11.5
111	🇨🇲 Cameroon	7.0	0.0	—
112	🇮🇩 Indonesia	6.9	−0.6	−24.7
113	🇸🇻 El Salvador	6.8	0.0	+0.1
114	🇪🇸 Spain	6.8	+0.1	+0.8
115	🇧🇮 Burundi	6.6	−3.8	+1.2
116	🇩🇿 Algeria	6.3	0.0	+2.8
117	🇹🇼 Taiwan	6.1	−0.1	+0.6
118	German Democratic Republic	6.0	0.0	−0.4
119	🇰🇲 Comoros	5.9	0.0	+0.3
120	🇲🇳 Mongolia	5.8	0.0	+0.6
121	🇲🇻 Maldives	5.7	−0.2	−0.6
122	🇳🇦 Namibia	5.7	−0.1	0.0
123	🇨🇿 Czechia	5.7	+0.2	+2.2
124	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	5.6	0.0	0.0
125	🇭🇳 Honduras	5.5	0.0	−3.1
126	🇶🇦 Qatar	5.5	0.0	+0.5
127	🇦🇱 Albania	5.4	0.0	0.0
128	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4.6	+1.1	−6.7
129	🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	4.6	0.0	+3.1
130	🇸🇾 Syria	4.5	−0.3	−15.3
131	🇹🇬 Togo	4.4	−5.8	−2.6
132	🇵🇾 Paraguay	4.3	0.0	+0.1
133	🇷🇴 Romania	4.2	0.0	+0.9
134	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	4.2	0.0	+0.4
135	Zanzibar	4.0	0.0	−6.1
136	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3.9	−1.0	+0.5
137	🇨🇫 Central African Republic	3.8	0.0	−10.2
138	🇾🇪 Yemen	3.7	−0.7	+0.8
139	🇬🇳 Guinea	3.7	0.0	−2.0
140	🇨🇳 China	3.6	0.0	−0.2
141	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3.5	0.0	+0.2
142	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	3.4	0.0	0.0
143	🇨🇻 Cape Verde	3.4	0.0	0.0
144	🇦🇴 Angola	3.4	0.0	0.0
145	🇩🇯 Djibouti	3.3	−0.1	−0.1
146	🇭🇹 Haiti	3.0	0.0	−0.3
147	🇪🇷 Eritrea	2.5	0.0	−6.7
148	🇨🇺 Cuba	2.4	0.0	−11.4
149	🇷🇺 Russia	2.3	0.0	−0.1
150	🇴🇲 Oman	2.2	0.0	−0.3
151	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2.0	0.0	0.0
152	🇰🇵 North Korea	1.5	0.0	−0.2
153	🇲🇲 Burma/Myanmar	1.4	0.0	−26.7
154	🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau	1.3	0.0	0.0

Frequently asked questions

Which countries are the most liberal democracies?

Denmark ranks #1 of 154 countries on the V-Dem liberal democracy index index in 1967, with the highest score of 87.2 on a 0–100 scale.

What are the top 3 countries for liberal democracy index in 1967?

In 1967, the top three of 154 ranked countries are Denmark (87.2), Germany (79.6), and Australia (78.8).

Which country ranks last on liberal democracy index in 1967?

Guinea-Bissau ranks #154 of 154 with a score of 1.3.

Which country changed most on liberal democracy index over the last decade?

Venezuela shows the largest 10-year shift: its score improved by 46.1 points over the past decade, standing at 51.0 (rank #26) in 1967.

How is the liberal democracy index index measured?

The index comes from the V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) project; scores are shown here on a 0–100 scale (higher-precision source data runs 0–1). Higher scores are better. The 1967 edition covers 154 countries.