Which has higher participatory democracy index, Israel or Peru?

Israel, at 0.455 against 0.448 in Peru as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Peru?

171 years are reported by both, from 1821 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.

Israel vs Peru: Participatory Democracy Index

Israel

0.455

in 2025

Peru

0.448

in 2025

Israel rank

51st

Peru rank

52nd

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Israel
Peru

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.455 against 0.448 in Peru, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Peru ahead.

Israel ranks 51st and Peru ranks 52nd of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.018	0.0448	0.0268	Peru
1830s	0.018	0.0464	0.0284	Peru
1840s	0.018	0.0483	0.0303	Peru
1850s	0.018	0.0503	0.0323	Peru
1860s	0.0214	0.0473	0.0259	Peru
1870s	0.0211	0.0517	0.0306	Peru
1880s	0.012	0.0293	0.0173	Peru
1890s	0.012	0.0471	0.0351	Peru
1900s	0.0111	0.1435	0.1324	Peru
1910s	0.023	0.1364	0.1134	Peru
1940s	0.2815	0.0645	0.217	Israel
1950s	0.3692	0.0896	0.2796	Israel
1960s	0.3973	0.1617	0.2356	Israel
1970s	0.4636	0.1127	0.3509	Israel
1980s	0.4905	0.3506	0.1399	Israel
1990s	0.5111	0.2186	0.2925	Israel
2000s	0.4922	0.5041	0.0119	Peru
2010s	0.4677	0.5867	0.119	Peru
2020s	0.462	0.5037	0.0417	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Israel or Peru?: Israel, at 0.455 against 0.448 in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Israel and Peru?: 0.007, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Peru?: 171 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Israel and Peru rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Israel ranks 51st and Peru ranks 52nd 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.