Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) was 27 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of electoral democracy in Indonesia, 1999–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, age of electoral democracy in Indonesia stood at 27 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Indonesia peaked at 27 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1999.
Indonesia ranks 96th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 years | — |
| 2000 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 12 years | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 13 years | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 14 years | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 15 years | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 16 years | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 17 years | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 20 years | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 21 years | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 22 years | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 23 years | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 24 years | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 25 years | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 26 years | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 27 years | +3.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 27 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35 years, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 27 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45 years, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 2001 | +50.0% | 2 years | 3 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.5 years | 2 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5 years | 12 years | 21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5 years | 22 years | 27 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More social development data for Indonesia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,374 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,215 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,215 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Indonesia?
- Age of electoral democracy in Indonesia was 27 years in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 27 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1999.
- How does Indonesia rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Indonesia ranks 96th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.