Deliberative Democracy Index in Netherlands
Netherlands: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.742 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Deliberative Democracy Index in Netherlands, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deliberative democracy index in Netherlands is 0.742, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in Netherlands peaked at 0.819 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1944.
That places Netherlands 17th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Deliberative Democracy Index in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.377 | — |
| 1901 | 0.372 | -1.3% |
| 1902 | 0.368 | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 0.368 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.368 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.367 | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.369 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.379 | +2.7% |
| 1911 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.378 | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.374 | -1.1% |
| 1915 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.381 | +1.9% |
| 1918 | 0.413 | +8.4% |
| 1919 | 0.42 | +1.7% |
| 1920 | 0.554 | +31.9% |
| 1921 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.559 | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 0.565 | +1.1% |
| 1924 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.572 | +1.2% |
| 1930 | 0.573 | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.569 | -0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.568 | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.578 | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 0.235 | -59.3% |
| 1941 | 0.209 | -11.1% |
| 1942 | 0.208 | -0.5% |
| 1943 | 0.208 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.207 | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 0.229 | +10.6% |
| 1946 | 0.481 | +110.0% |
| 1947 | 0.65 | +35.1% |
| 1948 | 0.657 | +1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.668 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 0.674 | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 0.674 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.668 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.662 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.653 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.675 | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 0.682 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.691 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.685 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.682 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.688 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.717 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.731 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.761 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.771 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.781 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.786 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.785 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.781 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.79 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.797 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.795 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.798 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.799 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.798 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.797 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.797 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.797 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.797 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.799 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.787 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.786 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.781 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.774 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.79 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.784 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.779 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.773 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.794 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.795 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.798 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.793 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.798 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.804 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.802 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.814 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.815 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.809 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.813 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.807 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.811 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.819 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.806 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.792 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.732 | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 0.742 | +1.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.742 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.665, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.742 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.61, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index in Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +110.0% | 0.229 | 0.481 |
| 1940 | -59.3% | 0.578 | 0.235 |
| 1947 | +35.1% | 0.481 | 0.65 |
| 1920 | +31.9% | 0.42 | 0.554 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.369 | 0.367 | 0.377 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3851 | 0.374 | 0.42 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5629 | 0.554 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5722 | 0.568 | 0.578 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3752 | 0.207 | 0.668 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6714 | 0.653 | 0.682 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7108 | 0.682 | 0.771 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7856 | 0.781 | 0.797 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7974 | 0.795 | 0.799 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.79 | 0.774 | 0.799 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7902 | 0.773 | 0.798 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8092 | 0.798 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7837 | 0.732 | 0.819 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deliberative democracy index in Netherlands?
- Deliberative democracy index in Netherlands was 0.742 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.819 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1944.
- How does Netherlands rank for deliberative democracy index?
- Netherlands ranks 17th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.