Nepal vs Peru: Participatory Democracy Index
Nepal
0.435
in 2025
Peru
0.448
in 2025
Nepal rank
54th
Peru rank
52nd
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Nepal
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.448 against 0.435 in Nepal, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Peru ahead.
Nepal ranks 54th and Peru ranks 52nd of 176 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.006 | 0.0448 | 0.0388 | Peru |
| 1830s | 0.006 | 0.0464 | 0.0404 | Peru |
| 1840s | 0.006 | 0.0483 | 0.0423 | Peru |
| 1850s | 0.006 | 0.0503 | 0.0443 | Peru |
| 1860s | 0.006 | 0.0473 | 0.0413 | Peru |
| 1870s | 0.006 | 0.0517 | 0.0457 | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.006 | 0.0293 | 0.0233 | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.006 | 0.0471 | 0.0411 | Peru |
| 1900s | 0.018 | 0.1435 | 0.1255 | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.018 | 0.1364 | 0.1184 | Peru |
| 1920s | 0.018 | 0.0685 | 0.0505 | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.018 | 0.0624 | 0.0444 | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.0177 | 0.0902 | 0.0725 | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.0422 | 0.0896 | 0.0474 | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.0574 | 0.1617 | 0.1043 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.058 | 0.1127 | 0.0547 | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.0659 | 0.3506 | 0.2847 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.2136 | 0.2186 | 0.005 | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.1747 | 0.5041 | 0.3294 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.3164 | 0.5867 | 0.2703 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.4215 | 0.5037 | 0.0822 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Nepal or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.448 against 0.435 in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Nepal and Peru?
- 0.013, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Peru?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Peru rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Nepal ranks 54th 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
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.