Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Israel or United States?

Israel, at 0.588 against 0.571 in United States as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States?

209 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs United States: Key features of liberal democracy

Israel

0.588

in 2025

United States

0.571

in 2025

Israel rank

48th

United States rank

51st

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Israel
United States

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.588 against 0.571 in United States, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 209 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Israel ranks 48th and United States ranks 51st of 176 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	United States	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.03	0.284	0.254	United States
1790s	0.03	0.2832	0.2532	United States
1800s	0.0298	0.2868	0.257	United States
1810s	0.029	0.2873	0.2583	United States
1820s	0.029	0.2862	0.2572	United States
1830s	0.03	0.3103	0.2803	United States
1840s	0.044	0.298	0.254	United States
1850s	0.0443	0.2934	0.2491	United States
1860s	0.0478	0.3074	0.2596	United States
1870s	0.0537	0.318	0.2643	United States
1880s	0.033	0.316	0.283	United States
1890s	0.0342	0.3365	0.3023	United States
1900s	0.0459	0.3669	0.321	United States
1910s	0.0723	0.3684	0.2961	United States
1940s	0.3865	0.503	0.1165	United States
1950s	0.5012	0.518	0.0168	United States
1960s	0.5496	0.578	0.0284	United States
1970s	0.6432	0.7071	0.0639	United States
1980s	0.679	0.7916	0.1126	United States
1990s	0.6916	0.807	0.1154	United States
2000s	0.6854	0.8071	0.1217	United States
2010s	0.6515	0.8141	0.1626	United States
2020s	0.6198	0.7283	0.1085	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Israel or United States?: Israel, at 0.588 against 0.571 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Israel and United States?: 0.017, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States?: 209 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Israel and United States rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Israel ranks 48th and United States ranks 51st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.