What is key features of democracy in Slovakia?

Key features of democracy in Slovakia was 0.733 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of democracy recorded in Slovakia?

The highest recorded value was 0.884 in 1992.

What is the lowest key features of democracy recorded in Slovakia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 1795.

How does Slovakia rank for key features of democracy?

Slovakia ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of democracy rising or falling in Slovakia?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Slovakia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of democracy in Slovakia

Name: Key features of democracy in Slovakia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Slovakia: Key features of democracy was 0.733 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.733

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

48th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.884

in 1992

All-time low

0.056

in 1795

Years of data

231

1789–2025

Key features of democracy in Slovakia, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of democracy in Slovakia is 0.733, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of democracy in Slovakia peaked at 0.884 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.056, in 1795.

That places Slovakia 48th 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.

Key features of democracy in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Key features of democracy in Slovakia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.057	—
1790	0.057	+0.0%
1791	0.057	+0.0%
1792	0.057	+0.0%
1793	0.057	+0.0%
1794	0.057	+0.0%
1795	0.056	-1.8%
1796	0.056	+0.0%
1797	0.056	+0.0%
1798	0.056	+0.0%
1799	0.056	+0.0%
1800	0.056	+0.0%
1801	0.056	+0.0%
1802	0.056	+0.0%
1803	0.056	+0.0%
1804	0.056	+0.0%
1805	0.056	+0.0%
1806	0.056	+0.0%
1807	0.056	+0.0%
1808	0.056	+0.0%
1809	0.056	+0.0%
1810	0.056	+0.0%
1811	0.056	+0.0%
1812	0.056	+0.0%
1813	0.056	+0.0%
1814	0.056	+0.0%
1815	0.056	+0.0%
1816	0.056	+0.0%
1817	0.056	+0.0%
1818	0.056	+0.0%
1819	0.056	+0.0%
1820	0.058	+3.6%
1821	0.058	+0.0%
1822	0.062	+6.9%
1823	0.062	+0.0%
1824	0.062	+0.0%
1825	0.062	+0.0%
1826	0.062	+0.0%
1827	0.062	+0.0%
1828	0.062	+0.0%
1829	0.062	+0.0%
1830	0.062	+0.0%
1831	0.062	+0.0%
1832	0.062	+0.0%
1833	0.062	+0.0%
1834	0.062	+0.0%
1835	0.062	+0.0%
1836	0.062	+0.0%
1837	0.062	+0.0%
1838	0.062	+0.0%
1839	0.062	+0.0%
1840	0.074	+19.4%
1841	0.088	+18.9%
1842	0.088	+0.0%
1843	0.088	+0.0%
1844	0.088	+0.0%
1845	0.088	+0.0%
1846	0.088	+0.0%
1847	0.088	+0.0%
1848	0.159	+80.7%
1849	0.166	+4.4%
1850	0.056	-66.3%
1851	0.056	+0.0%
1852	0.056	+0.0%
1853	0.056	+0.0%
1854	0.056	+0.0%
1855	0.056	+0.0%
1856	0.056	+0.0%
1857	0.056	+0.0%
1858	0.057	+1.8%
1859	0.057	+0.0%
1860	0.063	+10.5%
1861	0.081	+28.6%
1862	0.071	-12.3%
1863	0.071	+0.0%
1864	0.071	+0.0%
1865	0.101	+42.3%
1866	0.1	-1.0%
1867	0.198	+98.0%
1868	0.204	+3.0%
1869	0.262	+28.4%
1870	0.275	+5.0%
1871	0.275	+0.0%
1872	0.268	-2.5%
1873	0.263	-1.9%
1874	0.263	+0.0%
1875	0.267	+1.5%
1876	0.274	+2.6%
1877	0.274	+0.0%
1878	0.272	-0.7%
1879	0.269	-1.1%
1880	0.269	+0.0%
1881	0.269	+0.0%
1882	0.269	+0.0%
1883	0.269	+0.0%
1884	0.268	-0.4%
1885	0.267	-0.4%
1886	0.267	+0.0%
1887	0.268	+0.4%
1888	0.268	+0.0%
1889	0.268	+0.0%
1890	0.268	+0.0%
1891	0.268	+0.0%
1892	0.269	+0.4%
1893	0.269	+0.0%
1894	0.269	+0.0%
1895	0.269	+0.0%
1896	0.267	-0.7%
1897	0.26	-2.6%
1898	0.26	+0.0%
1899	0.26	+0.0%
1900	0.26	+0.0%
1901	0.262	+0.8%
1902	0.267	+1.9%
1903	0.267	+0.0%
1904	0.267	+0.0%
1905	0.268	+0.4%
1906	0.263	-1.9%
1907	0.26	-1.1%
1908	0.26	+0.0%
1909	0.26	+0.0%
1910	0.267	+2.7%
1911	0.272	+1.9%
1912	0.272	+0.0%
1913	0.272	+0.0%
1914	0.268	-1.5%
1915	0.268	+0.0%
1916	0.268	+0.0%
1917	0.268	+0.0%
1918	0.387	+44.4%
1919	0.302	-22.0%
1920	0.638	+111.3%
1921	0.784	+22.9%
1922	0.786	+0.3%
1923	0.786	+0.0%
1924	0.786	+0.0%
1925	0.787	+0.1%
1926	0.795	+1.0%
1927	0.795	+0.0%
1928	0.795	+0.0%
1929	0.795	+0.0%
1930	0.782	-1.6%
1931	0.764	-2.3%
1932	0.764	+0.0%
1933	0.753	-1.4%
1934	0.754	+0.1%
1935	0.753	-0.1%
1936	0.76	+0.9%
1937	0.76	+0.0%
1938	0.661	-13.0%
1945	0.114	-82.8%
1946	0.199	+74.6%
1947	0.234	+17.6%
1948	0.185	-20.9%
1949	0.186	+0.5%
1950	0.186	+0.0%
1951	0.186	+0.0%
1952	0.186	+0.0%
1953	0.137	-26.3%
1954	0.127	-7.3%
1955	0.132	+3.9%
1956	0.132	+0.0%
1957	0.14	+6.1%
1958	0.196	+40.0%
1959	0.196	+0.0%
1960	0.195	-0.5%
1961	0.195	+0.0%
1962	0.196	+0.5%
1963	0.196	+0.0%
1964	0.198	+1.0%
1965	0.198	+0.0%
1966	0.198	+0.0%
1967	0.204	+3.0%
1968	0.158	-22.5%
1969	0.14	-11.4%
1970	0.132	-5.7%
1971	0.131	-0.8%
1972	0.132	+0.8%
1973	0.133	+0.8%
1974	0.133	+0.0%
1975	0.171	+28.6%
1976	0.196	+14.6%
1977	0.195	-0.5%
1978	0.195	+0.0%
1979	0.195	+0.0%
1980	0.195	+0.0%
1981	0.195	+0.0%
1982	0.195	+0.0%
1983	0.195	+0.0%
1984	0.195	+0.0%
1985	0.195	+0.0%
1986	0.197	+1.0%
1987	0.197	+0.0%
1988	0.136	-31.0%
1989	0.146	+7.4%
1990	0.794	+443.8%
1991	0.883	+11.2%
1992	0.884	+0.1%
1993	0.75	-15.2%
1994	0.704	-6.1%
1995	0.702	-0.3%
1996	0.702	+0.0%
1997	0.702	+0.0%
1998	0.765	+9.0%
1999	0.844	+10.3%
2000	0.849	+0.6%
2001	0.849	+0.0%
2002	0.847	-0.2%
2003	0.843	-0.5%
2004	0.845	+0.2%
2005	0.845	+0.0%
2006	0.82	-3.0%
2007	0.835	+1.8%
2008	0.834	-0.1%
2009	0.835	+0.1%
2010	0.85	+1.8%
2011	0.851	+0.1%
2012	0.844	-0.8%
2013	0.835	-1.1%
2014	0.834	-0.1%
2015	0.838	+0.5%
2016	0.837	-0.1%
2017	0.835	-0.2%
2018	0.814	-2.5%
2019	0.841	+3.3%
2020	0.84	-0.1%
2021	0.839	-0.1%
2022	0.837	-0.2%
2023	0.812	-3.0%
2024	0.746	-8.1%
2025	0.733	-1.7%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

Slovakia's 0.733 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 93% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Slovakia's 0.733 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.057	0.057	0.057	1
1790s	0.0565	0.056	0.057	10
1800s	0.056	0.056	0.056	10
1810s	0.056	0.056	0.056	10
1820s	0.0612	0.058	0.062	10
1830s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1840s	0.1015	0.074	0.166	10
1850s	0.0562	0.056	0.057	10
1860s	0.1222	0.063	0.262	10
1870s	0.27	0.263	0.275	10
1880s	0.2682	0.267	0.269	10
1890s	0.2659	0.26	0.269	10
1900s	0.2634	0.26	0.268	10
1910s	0.2844	0.267	0.387	10
1920s	0.7747	0.638	0.795	10
1930s	0.7501	0.661	0.782	9
1940s	0.1836	0.114	0.234	5
1950s	0.1618	0.127	0.196	10
1960s	0.1878	0.14	0.204	10
1970s	0.1613	0.131	0.196	10
1980s	0.1846	0.136	0.197	10
1990s	0.773	0.702	0.884	10
2000s	0.8402	0.82	0.849	10
2010s	0.8379	0.814	0.851	10
2020s	0.8012	0.733	0.84	6

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,885 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of democracy in Slovakia?: Key features of democracy in Slovakia was 0.733 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of democracy recorded in Slovakia?: The highest recorded value was 0.884 in 1992.
What is the lowest key features of democracy recorded in Slovakia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 1795.
How does Slovakia rank for key features of democracy?: Slovakia ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of democracy rising or falling in Slovakia?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.