India vs Philippines: Participatory Democracy Index
India
0.246
in 2025
Philippines
0.261
in 2025
India rank
99th
Philippines rank
97th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- India
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.261 against 0.246 in India, a difference of 0.015.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Philippines ahead.
India ranks 99th and Philippines ranks 97th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 7 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.042 | 0.0797 | 0.0377 | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0.042 | 0.1094 | 0.0674 | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0.0539 | 0.1199 | 0.066 | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0.0747 | 0.1428 | 0.0681 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.1137 | 0.149 | 0.0353 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.3415 | 0.2454 | 0.0961 | India |
| 1960s | 0.3791 | 0.2563 | 0.1228 | India |
| 1970s | 0.3264 | 0.1437 | 0.1827 | India |
| 1980s | 0.4067 | 0.2073 | 0.1994 | India |
| 1990s | 0.4763 | 0.3879 | 0.0884 | India |
| 2000s | 0.4774 | 0.3428 | 0.1346 | India |
| 2010s | 0.3633 | 0.3409 | 0.0224 | India |
| 2020s | 0.248 | 0.2753 | 0.0273 | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, India or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.261 against 0.246 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between India and Philippines?
- 0.015, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Philippines rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- India ranks 99th 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.