Mexico vs Romania: Direct Democracy Index
Mexico
0.466
in 2025
Romania
0.403
in 2025
Mexico rank
5th
Romania rank
6th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.466 against 0.403 in Romania, a difference of 0.063.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.
Mexico ranks 5th and Romania ranks 6th of 175 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.014 | 0.014 | Romania |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Romania |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Romania |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Romania |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.092 | 0.092 | Romania |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1817 | 0.1817 | Romania |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.2396 | 0.2396 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.0365 | 0.319 | 0.2825 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.3595 | 0.4958 | 0.1363 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Mexico or Romania?
- Mexico, at 0.466 against 0.403 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Mexico and Romania?
- 0.063, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Mexico ranks 5th and Romania ranks 6th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.