Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Angola or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 0.177 against 0.173 in Angola as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Madagascar?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Madagascar: Deliberative Democracy Index

Angola

0.173

in 2025

Madagascar

0.177

in 2025

Angola rank

129th

Madagascar rank

127th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Angola
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.177 against 0.173 in Angola, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Madagascar ahead.

Angola ranks 129th and Madagascar ranks 127th of 175 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.013	0.017	0.004	Madagascar
1910s	0.013	0.017	0.004	Madagascar
1920s	0.013	0.017	0.004	Madagascar
1930s	0.013	0.0173	0.0043	Madagascar
1940s	0.013	0.0157	0.0027	Madagascar
1950s	0.013	0.0169	0.0039	Madagascar
1960s	0.0145	0.12	0.1055	Madagascar
1970s	0.0207	0.0994	0.0787	Madagascar
1980s	0.0224	0.0806	0.0582	Madagascar
1990s	0.047	0.2095	0.1625	Madagascar
2000s	0.0782	0.2613	0.1831	Madagascar
2010s	0.1269	0.19	0.0631	Madagascar
2020s	0.1598	0.2163	0.0565	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Angola or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.177 against 0.173 in Angola as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Angola and Madagascar?: 0.004, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Madagascar?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Angola and Madagascar rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Angola ranks 129th and Madagascar ranks 127th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.