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🇷🇸 Serbia: Politics & Democracy

By V-Dem's measure, no — Serbia scores 20.8 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.

Liberal democracy rank (2025)

#112 of 179

Score (0–100)

20.8

10-year change

−13.3

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Current leaders

Ana Brnabić

Head of State · Serbian Progressive Party

since 2026-09-27

Democracy trend

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Serbia — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900–2025 (0–100 scale). Latest: 20.8 in 2025.

Upcoming elections

next Serbian parliamentary election

2026-10-25T00:00:00Z

2027 Serbian presidential election

2027-01-01T00:00:00Z

Voting alignment

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Serbia a democracy?

By V-Dem's measure, no — Serbia scores 20.8 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #112 of 179 countries in 2025.

Is democracy in Serbia improving or declining?

Serbia's V-Dem liberal democracy score fell by 13.3 points over the past decade (a decline on this index), standing at 20.8 in 2025 (1-year change: −1.7).

Who leads Serbia?

Ana Brnabić is Serbia's head of state (Serbian Progressive Party).

When is the next election in Serbia?

next Serbian parliamentary election is scheduled for 2026-10-25T00:00:00Z.

More on Serbia

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.