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

Slovakia, at 0.573 against 0.571 in United States as of 2025.

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

231 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.

Slovakia vs United States: Key features of liberal democracy

Slovakia

0.573

in 2025

United States

0.571

in 2025

Slovakia rank

50th

United States rank

51st

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Slovakia
United States

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.573 against 0.571 in United States, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Slovakia ranks 50th and United States ranks 51st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.069	0.284	0.215	United States
1790s	0.069	0.2832	0.2142	United States
1800s	0.069	0.2868	0.2178	United States
1810s	0.069	0.2873	0.2183	United States
1820s	0.071	0.2862	0.2152	United States
1830s	0.071	0.3103	0.2393	United States
1840s	0.0906	0.298	0.2074	United States
1850s	0.0674	0.2934	0.226	United States
1860s	0.1209	0.3074	0.1865	United States
1870s	0.22	0.318	0.098	United States
1880s	0.2187	0.316	0.0973	United States
1890s	0.218	0.3365	0.1185	United States
1900s	0.2164	0.3669	0.1505	United States
1910s	0.2273	0.3684	0.1411	United States
1920s	0.6035	0.4399	0.1636	Slovakia
1930s	0.5774	0.4637	0.1138	Slovakia
1940s	0.0794	0.4994	0.42	United States
1950s	0.0343	0.518	0.4837	United States
1960s	0.0549	0.578	0.5231	United States
1970s	0.0497	0.7071	0.6574	United States
1980s	0.0561	0.7916	0.7355	United States
1990s	0.6463	0.807	0.1607	United States
2000s	0.7418	0.8071	0.0653	United States
2010s	0.7308	0.8141	0.0833	United States
2020s	0.6935	0.7283	0.0348	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Slovakia or United States?: Slovakia, at 0.573 against 0.571 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Slovakia and United States?: 0.002, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Slovakia and United States rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Slovakia ranks 50th 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.