Deliberative Democracy Index in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.665 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Deliberative Democracy Index in United Kingdom, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.665 for deliberative democracy index in 2025.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in United Kingdom peaked at 0.765 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.35, in 1900.
That places United Kingdom 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Deliberative Democracy Index in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.35 | — |
| 1901 | 0.355 | +1.4% |
| 1902 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.362 | +2.0% |
| 1906 | 0.361 | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.375 | +3.9% |
| 1911 | 0.363 | -3.2% |
| 1912 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.365 | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 0.37 | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 0.367 | -0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.528 | +43.9% |
| 1920 | 0.526 | -0.4% |
| 1921 | 0.514 | -2.3% |
| 1922 | 0.516 | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.524 | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.522 | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.533 | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 0.535 | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.523 | -2.2% |
| 1931 | 0.52 | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.524 | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.526 | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.536 | +1.9% |
| 1940 | 0.539 | +0.6% |
| 1941 | 0.539 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.539 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.539 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.539 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.531 | -1.5% |
| 1946 | 0.609 | +14.7% |
| 1947 | 0.611 | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.631 | +3.3% |
| 1951 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.629 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.629 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.629 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.637 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.635 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.636 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.64 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.678 | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.676 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.69 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.702 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.705 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.697 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.702 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.709 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.709 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.709 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.709 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.709 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.694 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.66 | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.659 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.658 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.658 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.658 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.659 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.678 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.691 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.686 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.685 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.697 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.698 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.72 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.751 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.758 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.759 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.744 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.751 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.756 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.749 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.741 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.745 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.731 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.727 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.728 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.726 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.736 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.746 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.719 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.746 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.765 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.736 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.73 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.726 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.665 | -8.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.665 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.665, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.665 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.61, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +43.9% | 0.367 | 0.528 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3576 | 0.35 | 0.362 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3828 | 0.363 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5238 | 0.514 | 0.535 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5253 | 0.52 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5668 | 0.531 | 0.611 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6327 | 0.629 | 0.637 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6841 | 0.64 | 0.705 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7041 | 0.694 | 0.709 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6628 | 0.658 | 0.678 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6917 | 0.685 | 0.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7546 | 0.744 | 0.759 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7348 | 0.719 | 0.749 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.728 | 0.665 | 0.765 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deliberative democracy index in United Kingdom?
- Deliberative democracy index in United Kingdom was 0.665 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.765 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 in 1900.
- How does United Kingdom rank for deliberative democracy index?
- United Kingdom ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.