Electoral Democracy Index in Armenia
Armenia: Electoral Democracy Index was 0.614 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electoral Democracy Index in Armenia, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.614 for electoral democracy index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electoral democracy index in Armenia peaked at 0.796 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.092, in 1963.
That places Armenia 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.126 | — |
| 1919 | 0.114 | -9.5% |
| 1920 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.111 | -2.6% |
| 1922 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.114 | +2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.112 | -1.8% |
| 1926 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.111 | -0.9% |
| 1930 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.116 | +4.5% |
| 1938 | 0.096 | -17.2% |
| 1939 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.093 | -3.1% |
| 1942 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.1 | +7.5% |
| 1947 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.099 | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.102 | +3.0% |
| 1951 | 0.103 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.105 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.106 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.095 | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 0.092 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.101 | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.109 | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.108 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.107 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.106 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.109 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.117 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.144 | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 0.145 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.176 | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.565 | +221.0% |
| 1991 | 0.608 | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.611 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.597 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.584 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.489 | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 0.419 | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.392 | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.404 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.413 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.416 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.415 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.405 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.349 | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.34 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.338 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.347 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.317 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.318 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.331 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.333 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.353 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.349 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.342 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.346 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.348 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.381 | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.524 | +37.5% |
| 2019 | 0.796 | +51.9% |
| 2020 | 0.781 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.724 | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.654 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.631 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.625 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.614 | -1.8% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.614 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.491, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.614 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electoral Democracy Index in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +221.0% | 0.176 | 0.565 |
| 2019 | +51.9% | 0.524 | 0.796 |
| 2018 | +37.5% | 0.381 | 0.524 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.12 | 0.114 | 0.126 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.1123 | 0.111 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1085 | 0.096 | 0.116 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0959 | 0.093 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1043 | 0.102 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0951 | 0.092 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1068 | 0.101 | 0.109 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1225 | 0.106 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5082 | 0.392 | 0.611 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3583 | 0.317 | 0.416 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4103 | 0.331 | 0.796 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6715 | 0.614 | 0.781 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (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 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 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 electoral democracy index in Armenia?
- Electoral democracy index in Armenia was 0.614 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.796 in 2019.
- What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.092 in 1963.
- How does Armenia rank for electoral democracy index?
- Armenia ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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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About this data
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.