🇺🇸 United States: Politics & Democracy
Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.748 (on a 0–1 scale), United States ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies.
Current leaders
Donald Trump
Head of State
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
United States's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is United States a democracy?
Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.748 (on a 0–1 scale), United States ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies. It ranks #24 of 179 countries in 2024.
Is democracy in United States improving or declining?
United States's V-Dem liberal democracy score has declined by 0.099 points over the past decade, standing at 0.748 in 2024 (1-year change: -0.023).
Who leads United States?
Donald Trump is United States's head of state.