Age of electoral democracy in Ukraine
Ukraine: Age of electoral democracy was 3 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
3
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
104th
of 111 countries
All-time high
4
in 1997
All-time low
1
in 1994
Years of data
11
1994–2021
Age of electoral democracy in Ukraine, 1994–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, age of electoral democracy in Ukraine stood at 3.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Ukraine peaked at 4 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1994.
That places Ukraine 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5.22 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.578 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.24 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.386 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.542 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.418 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.252 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Ukraine?
- Age of electoral democracy in Ukraine was 3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1997.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1994.
- How does Ukraine rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Ukraine ranks 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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