Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) was 25 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Age of electoral democracy in Indonesia, 1956–2023
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 25 years for age of electoral democracy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Indonesia peaked at 25 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1956.
Indonesia ranks 69th of 111 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 (V-Dem) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1 years | — |
| 1957 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 1 years | -50.0% |
| 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% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 25 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23 years, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 25 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25 years, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 2000 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 1999 | -50.0% | 2 years | 1 years |
| 2001 | +50.0% | 2 years | 3 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.5 years | 1 years | 2 years | 2 |
| 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 | 23.5 years | 22 years | 25 years | 4 |
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)
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- 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 25 years in 2023, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 25 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1956.
- How does Indonesia rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Indonesia ranks 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (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.