Age of liberal democracy in Serbia
Serbia: Age of liberal democracy was 6 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
6 years
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
38th
of 47 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2012
All-time low
1 years
in 2007
Years of data
6
2007–2012
Age of liberal democracy in Serbia, 2007–2012
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age of liberal democracy in Serbia is 6 years, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Serbia ranks 38th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Age of liberal democracy in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 years | — |
| 2008 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 6 years | +20.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 6 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51 years, 12% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 years | 1 years | 3 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 4 years | 6 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 35 Barbados 11 years
- 36 Seychelles 10 years
- 37 Latvia 9 years
- 39 Chile 5 years compare
- 40 Czechia 4 years compare
- 40 Trinidad and Tobago 4 years compare
More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0062 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 liberal democracy in Serbia?
- Age of liberal democracy in Serbia was 6 years in 2012, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of liberal democracy recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest age of liberal democracy recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for age of liberal democracy?
- Serbia ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2012.
- Is age of liberal democracy rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.