Which has higher participatory democracy index, Namibia or North Macedonia?

North Macedonia, at 0.354 against 0.349 in Namibia as of 2025.

What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Namibia and North Macedonia?

0.005, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and North Macedonia?

123 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Namibia vs North Macedonia: Participatory Democracy Index

Namibia

0.349

in 2025

North Macedonia

0.354

in 2025

Namibia rank

71st

North Macedonia rank

70th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Namibia
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.354 against 0.349 in Namibia, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 71st and North Macedonia ranks 70th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 10 and North Macedonia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.031	0.0111	0.0199	Namibia
1910s	0.031	0.0553	0.0243	North Macedonia
1920s	0.0551	0.0825	0.0274	North Macedonia
1930s	0.078	0.0709	0.0071	Namibia
1940s	0.0784	0.0554	0.023	Namibia
1950s	0.076	0.0646	0.0114	Namibia
1960s	0.0768	0.0649	0.0119	Namibia
1970s	0.0798	0.0645	0.0153	Namibia
1980s	0.0891	0.0762	0.0129	Namibia
1990s	0.3848	0.222	0.1628	Namibia
2000s	0.4104	0.3608	0.0496	Namibia
2010s	0.4152	0.3348	0.0804	Namibia
2020s	0.363	0.3782	0.0152	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Namibia or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 0.354 against 0.349 in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Namibia and North Macedonia?: 0.005, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and North Macedonia?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Namibia and North Macedonia rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Namibia ranks 71st and North Macedonia ranks 70th 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.