Full democracy in Hungary
Hungary: Full democracy was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
78th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 1990
All-time low
0
in 1867
Years of data
159
1867–2025
Full democracy in Hungary, 1867–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for full democracy in Hungary is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 159 years on record.
Over the whole period, full democracy in Hungary peaked at 1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1867.
That places Hungary 78th out of 198 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.
Full democracy in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1896 | 0 | — |
| 1897 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | 0 | — |
| 1899 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1. (64 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 78 Afghanistan 0
- 78 Albania 0
- 78 Algeria 0
- 78 Angola 0
- 78 Armenia 0
- 78 Azerbaijan 0
- 78 Bahrain 0
- 78 Bangladesh 0
- 78 Belarus 0
- 78 Benin 0 compare
- 78 Bhutan 0
- 78 Bolivia 0 compare
- 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 78 Botswana 0 compare
- 78 Brunei 0
- 78 Burkina Faso 0
- 78 Burundi 0
- 78 Cambodia 0
- 78 Cameroon 0
- 78 Central African Republic 0
- 78 Chad 0
- 78 China 0
- 78 Colombia 0
- 78 Comoros 0
- 78 Congo 0
- 78 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 78 Cuba 0
- 78 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 78 Djibouti 0
- 78 East Timor 0
- 78 Ecuador 0
- 78 Egypt 0
- 78 El Salvador 0 compare
- 78 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 78 Eritrea 0
- 78 Eswatini 0
- 78 Ethiopia 0
- 78 Gabon 0
- 78 Gambia 0
- 78 Georgia 0
- 78 Guatemala 0
- 78 Guinea 0
- 78 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 78 Haiti 0
- 78 Honduras 0 compare
- 78 India 0 compare
- 78 Indonesia 0
- 78 Iran 0
- 78 Iraq 0
- 78 Israel 0
- 78 Jordan 0
- 78 Kazakhstan 0
- 78 Kenya 0
- 78 Kuwait 0
- 78 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 78 Laos 0
- 78 Lebanon 0
- 78 Lesotho 0
- 78 Liberia 0
- 78 Libya 0
- 78 Liechtenstein 0
- 78 Madagascar 0
- 78 Malawi 0
- 78 Malaysia 0
- 78 Maldives 0
- 78 Mali 0
- 78 Mauritania 0
- 78 Mexico 0
- 78 Moldova 0
- 78 Monaco 0
- 78 Montenegro 0
- 78 Morocco 0
- 78 Mozambique 0
- 78 Myanmar 0
- 78 Nepal 0
- 78 Nicaragua 0
- 78 Niger 0
- 78 Nigeria 0
- 78 North Korea 0
- 78 North Macedonia 0
- 78 Oman 0
- 78 Pakistan 0
- 78 Palestine 0
- 78 Paraguay 0
- 78 Peru 0 compare
- 78 Philippines 0 compare
- 78 Qatar 0
- 78 Russia 0
- 78 Rwanda 0
- 78 Saudi Arabia 0
- 78 Senegal 0 compare
- 78 Serbia 0
- 78 Sierra Leone 0
- 78 Singapore 0
- 78 Slovakia 0 compare
- 78 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 78 Somalia 0
- 78 South Sudan 0
- 78 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 78 Sudan 0
- 78 Syria 0
- 78 Tajikistan 0
- 78 Tanzania 0
- 78 Thailand 0
- 78 Togo 0
- 78 Tunisia 0
- 78 Turkey 0
- 78 Turkmenistan 0
- 78 USSR 0
- 78 Uganda 0
- 78 Ukraine 0
- 78 United Arab Emirates 0
- 78 Uzbekistan 0
- 78 Vatican 0
- 78 Venezuela 0 compare
- 78 Vietnam 0
- 78 Western Sahara 0
- 78 Yemen 0
- 78 Zambia 0
- 78 Zimbabwe 0
More social development data for Hungary
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 71,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,055 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,055 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 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 full democracy in Hungary?
- Full democracy in Hungary was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest full democracy recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest full democracy recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1867.
- How does Hungary rank for full democracy?
- Hungary ranks 78th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Full democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).