🇲🇽 Mexico: Politics & Democracy
By V-Dem's measure, no — Mexico scores 22.1 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Mexico's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Mexico a democracy?
By V-Dem's measure, no — Mexico scores 22.1 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #110 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in Mexico improving or declining?
Mexico's V-Dem liberal democracy score fell by 21.2 points over the past decade (a decline on this index), standing at 22.1 in 2025 (1-year change: −2.5).