Which has higher participatory democracy index, Argentina or Nepal?

Nepal, at 0.435 against 0.429 in Argentina as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nepal?

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

Argentina vs Nepal: Participatory Democracy Index

Argentina

0.429

in 2025

Nepal

0.435

in 2025

Argentina rank

55th

Nepal rank

54th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Argentina
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.435 against 0.429 in Argentina, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 55th and Nepal ranks 54th of 176 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.02	0.006	0.014	Argentina
1790s	0.02	0.006	0.014	Argentina
1800s	0.02	0.006	0.014	Argentina
1810s	0.066	0.006	0.06	Argentina
1820s	0.074	0.006	0.068	Argentina
1830s	0.067	0.006	0.061	Argentina
1840s	0.067	0.006	0.061	Argentina
1850s	0.1177	0.006	0.1117	Argentina
1860s	0.1879	0.006	0.1819	Argentina
1870s	0.1996	0.006	0.1936	Argentina
1880s	0.2116	0.006	0.2056	Argentina
1890s	0.2348	0.006	0.2288	Argentina
1900s	0.2305	0.018	0.2125	Argentina
1910s	0.2702	0.018	0.2522	Argentina
1920s	0.2981	0.018	0.2801	Argentina
1930s	0.1982	0.018	0.1802	Argentina
1940s	0.199	0.0177	0.1813	Argentina
1950s	0.2195	0.0422	0.1773	Argentina
1960s	0.2374	0.0574	0.18	Argentina
1970s	0.191	0.058	0.133	Argentina
1980s	0.3904	0.0659	0.3245	Argentina
1990s	0.5697	0.2136	0.3561	Argentina
2000s	0.5454	0.1747	0.3707	Argentina
2010s	0.5109	0.3164	0.1945	Argentina
2020s	0.5157	0.4215	0.0942	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Argentina or Nepal?: Nepal, at 0.435 against 0.429 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Argentina and Nepal?: 0.006, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nepal?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Nepal rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Argentina ranks 55th and Nepal ranks 54th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.