Gabon vs India: Participatory Democracy Index

Gabon
0.24
in 2025
India
0.246
in 2025
Gabon rank
102nd
India rank
99th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

  • Gabon
  • India
00.10.20.30.40.5178919072025

How they compare

India currently reports 0.246 against 0.24 in Gabon, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was India ahead.

Gabon ranks 102nd and India ranks 99th of 176 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon India Difference Ahead
1910s 0.004 0.042 0.038 India
1920s 0.004 0.0539 0.0499 India
1930s 0.004 0.0747 0.0707 India
1940s 0.0106 0.1137 0.1031 India
1950s 0.0268 0.3415 0.3147 India
1960s 0.0881 0.3791 0.291 India
1970s 0.074 0.3264 0.2524 India
1980s 0.074 0.4067 0.3327 India
1990s 0.2007 0.4763 0.2756 India
2000s 0.2373 0.4774 0.2401 India
2010s 0.262 0.3633 0.1013 India
2020s 0.2378 0.248 0.0102 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Gabon or India?
India, at 0.246 against 0.24 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Gabon and India?
0.006, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and India?
116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Gabon and India rank globally for participatory democracy index?
Gabon ranks 102nd and India ranks 99th 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

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.