Philippines vs Tanzania: Participatory Democracy Index

Philippines
0.261
in 2025
Tanzania
0.245
in 2025
Philippines rank
97th
Tanzania rank
100th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

  • Philippines
  • Tanzania
00.10.20.30.4190019622025

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.261 against 0.245 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.016.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

Across all 111 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 97th and Tanzania ranks 100th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Tanzania Difference Ahead
1910s 0.1134 0.01 0.1034 Philippines
1920s 0.1199 0.01 0.1099 Philippines
1930s 0.1428 0.0102 0.1326 Philippines
1940s 0.149 0.011 0.138 Philippines
1950s 0.2454 0.0176 0.2278 Philippines
1960s 0.2563 0.0928 0.1635 Philippines
1970s 0.1437 0.074 0.0697 Philippines
1980s 0.2073 0.1128 0.0945 Philippines
1990s 0.3879 0.2327 0.1552 Philippines
2000s 0.3428 0.2935 0.0493 Philippines
2010s 0.3409 0.2834 0.0575 Philippines
2020s 0.2753 0.2558 0.0195 Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Philippines or Tanzania?
Philippines, at 0.261 against 0.245 in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Philippines and Tanzania?
0.016, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Tanzania?
111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
How do Philippines and Tanzania rank globally for participatory democracy index?
Philippines ranks 97th and Tanzania ranks 100th 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.