Electoral Democracy Index in Argentina
Argentina: Electoral Democracy Index was 0.69 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.69
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
55th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.838
in 2023
All-time low
0.071
in 1977
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Electoral Democracy Index in Argentina, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electoral democracy index in Argentina is 0.69, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electoral democracy index in Argentina peaked at 0.838 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.071, in 1977.
Argentina ranks 55th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electoral Democracy Index in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.082 | — |
| 1790 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.089 | +8.5% |
| 1811 | 0.101 | +13.5% |
| 1812 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.132 | +30.7% |
| 1817 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.136 | +3.0% |
| 1821 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.155 | +14.0% |
| 1827 | 0.147 | -5.2% |
| 1828 | 0.127 | -13.6% |
| 1829 | 0.125 | -1.6% |
| 1830 | 0.1 | -20.0% |
| 1831 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.16 | +60.0% |
| 1854 | 0.171 | +6.9% |
| 1855 | 0.239 | +39.8% |
| 1856 | 0.238 | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.26 | +9.2% |
| 1858 | 0.262 | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 0.26 | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 0.279 | +7.3% |
| 1861 | 0.293 | +5.0% |
| 1862 | 0.317 | +8.2% |
| 1863 | 0.33 | +4.1% |
| 1864 | 0.329 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.329 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.33 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.329 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.329 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.341 | +3.6% |
| 1871 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.337 | -1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.355 | +5.3% |
| 1875 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.353 | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.351 | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.35 | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.353 | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.351 | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.352 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.344 | -2.3% |
| 1891 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.346 | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.344 | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.347 | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.341 | -1.7% |
| 1901 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.331 | -2.9% |
| 1905 | 0.328 | -0.9% |
| 1906 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.354 | +7.9% |
| 1911 | 0.36 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | 0.419 | +16.4% |
| 1913 | 0.427 | +1.9% |
| 1914 | 0.423 | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 0.422 | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.443 | +5.0% |
| 1917 | 0.463 | +4.5% |
| 1918 | 0.472 | +1.9% |
| 1919 | 0.467 | -1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.475 | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 0.476 | +0.2% |
| 1922 | 0.481 | +1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.487 | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.488 | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.486 | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.284 | -41.6% |
| 1931 | 0.118 | -58.5% |
| 1932 | 0.245 | +107.6% |
| 1933 | 0.29 | +18.4% |
| 1934 | 0.28 | -3.4% |
| 1935 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.282 | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 0.284 | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 0.285 | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 0.297 | +4.2% |
| 1941 | 0.298 | +0.3% |
| 1942 | 0.3 | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 0.169 | -43.7% |
| 1944 | 0.105 | -37.9% |
| 1945 | 0.089 | -15.2% |
| 1946 | 0.317 | +256.2% |
| 1947 | 0.341 | +7.6% |
| 1948 | 0.385 | +12.9% |
| 1949 | 0.372 | -3.4% |
| 1950 | 0.348 | -6.5% |
| 1951 | 0.339 | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.334 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.331 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.327 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.286 | -12.5% |
| 1956 | 0.15 | -47.6% |
| 1957 | 0.185 | +23.3% |
| 1958 | 0.383 | +107.0% |
| 1959 | 0.486 | +26.9% |
| 1960 | 0.492 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.494 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.274 | -44.5% |
| 1963 | 0.31 | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 0.528 | +70.3% |
| 1965 | 0.527 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.228 | -56.7% |
| 1967 | 0.102 | -55.3% |
| 1968 | 0.106 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.108 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.109 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.12 | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.456 | +250.8% |
| 1974 | 0.557 | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 0.509 | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.133 | -73.9% |
| 1977 | 0.071 | -46.6% |
| 1978 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.074 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.267 | +260.8% |
| 1984 | 0.83 | +210.9% |
| 1985 | 0.829 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.825 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.827 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.831 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.828 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.826 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.829 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.829 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.829 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.834 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.833 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.83 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.829 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.828 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.833 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.826 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.807 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.795 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.793 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.78 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.781 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.766 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.756 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.746 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.749 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.763 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.772 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.777 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.765 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.751 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.78 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.779 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.797 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.796 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.831 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.838 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.721 | -14.0% |
| 2025 | 0.69 | -4.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.491, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.69 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electoral Democracy Index in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +260.8% | 0.074 | 0.267 |
| 1946 | +256.2% | 0.089 | 0.317 |
| 1973 | +250.8% | 0.13 | 0.456 |
| 1984 | +210.9% | 0.267 | 0.83 |
| 1932 | +107.6% | 0.118 | 0.245 |
| 1958 | +107.0% | 0.185 | 0.383 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.082 | 0.082 | 0.082 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.082 | 0.082 | 0.082 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.082 | 0.082 | 0.082 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1122 | 0.089 | 0.132 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.137 | 0.125 | 0.155 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.189 | 0.1 | 0.262 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3195 | 0.279 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3474 | 0.337 | 0.355 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3514 | 0.35 | 0.353 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3454 | 0.344 | 0.347 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3335 | 0.328 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.425 | 0.354 | 0.472 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4839 | 0.475 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2628 | 0.118 | 0.29 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2673 | 0.089 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3169 | 0.15 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3169 | 0.102 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2227 | 0.071 | 0.557 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5453 | 0.071 | 0.831 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8295 | 0.826 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.797 | 0.756 | 0.833 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7633 | 0.746 | 0.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7788 | 0.69 | 0.838 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electoral democracy index in Argentina?
- Electoral democracy index in Argentina was 0.69 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.838 in 2023.
- What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.071 in 1977.
- How does Argentina rank for electoral democracy index?
- Argentina ranks 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.