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🇭🇺 Hungary: Politics & Democracy

Only partially — Hungary's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.318 (0–1 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak.

Liberal democracy rank (2024)

#95 of 179

Score (0–1)

0.318

10-year change

-0.200

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Current leaders

Tamás Sulyok

Head of State · independent politician

since 2024-03-05

Q124488292

Head of Government · Respect and Freedom Party

since 2026-05-09

Democracy trend

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Hungary — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900–2024 (0–1 scale). Latest: 0.318 in 2024.

Upcoming elections

2027 Hungarian presidential election

2027-01-01T00:00:00Z

Voting alignment

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Hungary a democracy?

Only partially — Hungary's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.318 (0–1 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak. It ranks #95 of 179 countries in 2024.

Is democracy in Hungary improving or declining?

Hungary's V-Dem liberal democracy score has declined by 0.200 points over the past decade, standing at 0.318 in 2024 (1-year change: -0.005).

Who leads Hungary?

Tamás Sulyok is Hungary's head of state (independent politician); Q124488292 serves as head of government (Respect and Freedom Party).

When is the next election in Hungary?

2027 Hungarian presidential election is scheduled for 2027-01-01T00:00:00Z.

More on Hungary

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https://www.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.