Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP by country
Key features of democracy divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
172
Highest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Sao Tome and Principe
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
China (People’s Republic of)
Median
0 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
9,839
What the numbers show
Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in China (People’s Republic of).
The median across all reporting countries is 0 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 units per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 159 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 84.3%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 87.5%).
Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Vanuatu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Seychelles | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Lesotho | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Gambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Cabo Verde | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Suriname | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Comoros | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 11 | Bhutan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Liberia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Barbados | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Fiji | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Maldives | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Montenegro | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Burundi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Djibouti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Mauritius | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Namibia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Malawi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Jamaica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Botswana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Eritrea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Togo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 31 | Malta | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Mauritania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Moldova | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Eswatini | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Mongolia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Armenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Iceland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Benin | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Guyana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Cyprus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Madagascar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Zambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Latvia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Congo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Nepal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Gabon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 52 | South Sudan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Lebanon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Honduras | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Somalia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Mozambique | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Chad | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Georgia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Niger | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Uruguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Bolivia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Lithuania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Panama | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Haiti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 80 | Ghana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Mali | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Yemen | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Guatemala | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovak Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Ecuador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Jordan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Cameroon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Kenya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Uganda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Tanzania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Libya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Cambodia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 101 | New Zealand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Serbia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Bahrain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Angola | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Finland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Greece | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Portugal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Chile | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Czechia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Sudan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Ethiopia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Peru | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Denmark | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Venezuela | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Ukraine | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Belarus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 119 | South Africa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Nigeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Hungary | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Norway | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Cuba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Oman | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Colombia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Iraq | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Austria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Morocco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Romania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Sweden | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Belgium | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Israel | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Malaysia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Argentina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Myanmar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Algeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Kuwait | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Kazakhstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Switzerland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Philippines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Poland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Pakistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Thailand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Singapore | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Egypt | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Australia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Iran | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Korea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Spain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Bangladesh | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Canada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Hong Kong (China) | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Brazil | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Indonesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Italy | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Viet Nam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 160 | France | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Mexico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Japan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Türkiye | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Germany | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 167 | Qatar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 168 | India | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Russia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 170 | United States | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 172 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.2% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Key features of democracy divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Key features of democracy ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Key features of democracy Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Key features of democracy divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.