Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Armenia
Armenia: Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) was 8 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
8 years
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
129th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8 years
in 2025
All-time low
1 years
in 2018
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Age of electoral democracy in Armenia, 2018–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age of electoral democracy in Armenia is 8 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 700.0% over ten years.
Armenia ranks 129th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 years | — |
| 2019 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 8 years | +14.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 8 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35 years, 23% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 8 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36 years, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5 years | 1 years | 2 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.5 years | 3 years | 8 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Armenia?
- Age of electoral democracy in Armenia was 8 years in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2018.
- How does Armenia rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Armenia ranks 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.