Fiji vs Philippines: Participatory Democracy Index
Fiji
0.265
in 2025
Philippines
0.261
in 2025
Fiji rank
95th
Philippines rank
97th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Fiji
- Philippines
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 0.265 against 0.261 in Philippines, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 95th and Philippines ranks 97th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0671 | 0.0797 | 0.0126 | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0.0734 | 0.1094 | 0.036 | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0.073 | 0.1199 | 0.0469 | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0.0749 | 0.1428 | 0.0679 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.075 | 0.149 | 0.074 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.075 | 0.2454 | 0.1704 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.1011 | 0.2563 | 0.1552 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.2693 | 0.1437 | 0.1256 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.2532 | 0.2073 | 0.0459 | Fiji |
| 1990s | 0.2537 | 0.3879 | 0.1342 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.1878 | 0.3428 | 0.155 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.141 | 0.3409 | 0.1999 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.2348 | 0.2753 | 0.0405 | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Fiji or Philippines?
- Fiji, at 0.265 against 0.261 in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Fiji and Philippines?
- 0.004, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Philippines?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Philippines rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Fiji ranks 95th and Philippines ranks 97th 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
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.