Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) was 1 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of electoral democracy in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, age of electoral democracy in Mongolia stood at 1 years. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 97.0% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Mongolia peaked at 33 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1991.
That places Mongolia 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 years | — |
| 1992 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 12 years | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 13 years | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 14 years | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 15 years | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 16 years | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 17 years | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 20 years | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 21 years | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 22 years | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 23 years | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 24 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 25 years | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 26 years | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 27 years | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 28 years | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 29 years | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 30 years | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 31 years | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 32 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 33 years | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 1 years | -97.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23 years, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25 years, 4% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -97.0% | 33 years | 1 years |
| 1992 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 1993 | +50.0% | 2 years | 3 years |
| 1994 | +33.3% | 3 years | 4 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 1 years | 9 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.5 years | 10 years | 19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5 years | 20 years | 29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4 years | 1 years | 33 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More social development data for Mongolia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Mongolia?
- Age of electoral democracy in Mongolia was 1 years in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 33 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1991.
- How does Mongolia rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Mongolia ranks 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.