Which has higher liberal democracy index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Hungary?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.339 against 0.315 in Hungary as of 2025.

What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary?

0.024, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary?

194 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Hungary: Liberal Democracy Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.339

in 2025

Hungary

0.315

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

90th

Hungary rank

93rd

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.339 against 0.315 in Hungary, a difference of 0.024.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 194 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Hungary ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90th and Hungary ranks 93rd of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 6 and Hungary in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.03	0.069	0.039	Hungary
1790s	0.03	0.069	0.039	Hungary
1800s	0.0298	0.069	0.0392	Hungary
1810s	0.029	0.069	0.04	Hungary
1820s	0.029	0.071	0.042	Hungary
1830s	0.03	0.071	0.041	Hungary
1840s	0.044	0.0906	0.0466	Hungary
1850s	0.0443	0.0674	0.0231	Hungary
1860s	0.0478	0.1209	0.0731	Hungary
1870s	0.0554	0.2201	0.1647	Hungary
1910s	0.132	0.098	0.034	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	0.1345	0.2519	0.1174	Hungary
1930s	0.0956	0.2503	0.1547	Hungary
1940s	0.051	0.1505	0.0995	Hungary
1950s	0.0955	0.0732	0.0223	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s	0.11	0.0882	0.0218	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s	0.1196	0.0979	0.0217	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	0.1335	0.1127	0.0208	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	0.1766	0.7514	0.5748	Hungary
2000s	0.4014	0.7566	0.3552	Hungary
2010s	0.3603	0.5153	0.155	Hungary
2020s	0.3363	0.3325	0.0038	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Hungary?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.339 against 0.315 in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary?: 0.024, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary?: 194 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90th and Hungary ranks 93rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
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.