Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index was 0.783 in 2025. β² Rising
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka, 1900β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.783 for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.783 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.139, in 1900.
Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.139 | 0.139 | 0.139 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2281 | 0.139 | 0.238 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2559 | 0.249 | 0.258 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3302 | 0.26 | 0.347 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4131 | 0.337 | 0.675 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6427 | 0.629 | 0.677 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6615 | 0.659 | 0.666 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5854 | 0.543 | 0.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4836 | 0.435 | 0.519 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4969 | 0.445 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4476 | 0.366 | 0.529 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4907 | 0.384 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.633 | 0.572 | 0.783 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More social development data for Sri Lanka
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 213 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 148,369 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.816 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.613 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.783 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.853 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.871 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.52 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka?
- Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka was 0.783 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.783 in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.139 in 1900.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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