Cyprus vs Sri Lanka: Deliberative Democracy Index
Cyprus
0.613
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.621
in 2025
Cyprus rank
41st
Sri Lanka rank
39th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Cyprus
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.621 against 0.613 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Cyprus ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0625 | 0.156 | 0.0935 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.0657 | 0.1893 | 0.1236 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.0732 | 0.2006 | 0.1274 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.0294 | 0.2493 | 0.2199 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.0562 | 0.2984 | 0.2422 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.0586 | 0.4273 | 0.3687 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.2717 | 0.4394 | 0.1677 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.3369 | 0.3416 | 0.0047 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.5647 | 0.2784 | 0.2863 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.6473 | 0.2812 | 0.3661 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.7264 | 0.2388 | 0.4876 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.7278 | 0.3198 | 0.408 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 0.6385 | 0.4112 | 0.2273 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Cyprus or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.621 against 0.613 in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Cyprus and Sri Lanka?
- 0.008, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Sri Lanka rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Cyprus ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 39th 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
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.