Which has higher participatory democracy index, Slovakia or Slovenia?

Slovakia, at 0.508 against 0.506 in Slovenia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Slovenia?

180 years are reported by both, from 1837 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.

Slovakia vs Slovenia: Participatory Democracy Index

Slovakia

0.508

in 2025

Slovenia

0.506

in 2025

Slovakia rank

38th

Slovenia rank

39th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Slovakia
Slovenia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.508 against 0.506 in Slovenia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 180 shared years of data; in 1837 it was Slovakia ahead.

Slovakia ranks 38th and Slovenia ranks 39th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 7 and Slovenia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.102	0.032	0.07	Slovakia
1840s	0.1107	0.045	0.0657	Slovakia
1850s	0.062	0.0396	0.0224	Slovakia
1860s	0.0923	0.1148	0.0225	Slovenia
1870s	0.1518	0.1622	0.0104	Slovenia
1880s	0.1514	0.1718	0.0204	Slovenia
1890s	0.1531	0.196	0.0429	Slovenia
1900s	0.1527	0.2039	0.0512	Slovenia
1910s	0.1627	0.1879	0.0252	Slovenia
1920s	0.452	0.0825	0.3695	Slovakia
1930s	0.4327	0.0705	0.3622	Slovakia
1940s	0.0668	0.0648	0.002	Slovakia
1950s	0.0275	0.0646	0.0371	Slovenia
1960s	0.033	0.0649	0.0319	Slovenia
1970s	0.0286	0.0645	0.0359	Slovenia
1980s	0.0327	0.0867	0.054	Slovenia
1990s	0.5355	0.5999	0.0644	Slovenia
2000s	0.6451	0.69	0.0449	Slovenia
2010s	0.6352	0.6756	0.0404	Slovenia
2020s	0.5735	0.5383	0.0352	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Slovakia or Slovenia?: Slovakia, at 0.508 against 0.506 in Slovenia as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Slovakia and Slovenia?: 0.002, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Slovenia?: 180 years are reported by both, from 1837 to 2025.
How do Slovakia and Slovenia rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Slovakia ranks 38th and Slovenia ranks 39th 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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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: 30 October 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.