Germany vs Netherlands: Varieties of democracy
Germany
0.828
in 2025
Netherlands
0.832
in 2025
Germany rank
21st
Netherlands rank
20th
Varieties of democracy over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.832 against 0.828 in Germany, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Germany ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 20th of 176 countries.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.