Hungary vs Madagascar: Deliberative Democracy Index

Hungary
0.178
in 2025
Madagascar
0.177
in 2025
Hungary rank
126th
Madagascar rank
127th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

  • Hungary
  • Madagascar
00.20.40.6190019622025

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.178 against 0.177 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 126th and Madagascar ranks 127th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 9 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Madagascar Difference Ahead
1910s 0.1475 0.017 0.1305 Hungary
1920s 0.1655 0.017 0.1485 Hungary
1930s 0.1726 0.0173 0.1553 Hungary
1940s 0.1018 0.0157 0.0861 Hungary
1950s 0.0224 0.0169 0.0055 Hungary
1960s 0.0312 0.12 0.0888 Madagascar
1970s 0.0607 0.0994 0.0387 Madagascar
1980s 0.0853 0.0806 0.0047 Hungary
1990s 0.6551 0.2095 0.4456 Hungary
2000s 0.6156 0.2613 0.3543 Hungary
2010s 0.3855 0.19 0.1955 Hungary
2020s 0.2035 0.2163 0.0128 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Hungary or Madagascar?
Hungary, at 0.178 against 0.177 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Hungary and Madagascar?
0.001, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Madagascar?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Hungary and Madagascar rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
Hungary ranks 126th 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

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.