Electoral democracy in Vatican
Vatican: Electoral democracy was 0 in 1869. ▬ Flat
Electoral democracy in Vatican, 1789–1869
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 0 for electoral democracy in 1869. That is the highest value across all 81 years on record.
Over the whole period, electoral democracy in Vatican peaked at 0 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
Vatican ranks 116th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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More social development data for Vatican
- Key features of democracy 0.026 (1870)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.13 (1870)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.065 (1870)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.026 (1870)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.01 (1870)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.027 (1870)
- Varieties of democracy 0.026 (1870)
- Liberal democracy 0 (1861)
- Electoral democracy 0 (1861)
- Human Rights Index 0.3 (1870)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electoral democracy in Vatican?
- Electoral democracy in Vatican was 0 in 1869, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Vatican rank for electoral democracy?
- Vatican ranks 116th out of 197 countries with data for 1869.
- Where does this Vatican data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).