What is key features of democracy in Sri Lanka?

Key features of democracy in Sri Lanka was 0.783 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of democracy recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 0.783 in 2025.

What is the lowest key features of democracy recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 0.139 in 1900.

How does Sri Lanka rank for key features of democracy?

Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of democracy 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 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 Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka: Key features of democracy was 0.783 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.783

Change on year

up 15.7%

World rank

33rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.783

in 2025

All-time low

0.139

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Key features of democracy in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.783 for key features of democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of democracy in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.783 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.139, in 1900.

Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 176 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

30 Lithuania 0.786 compare
30 Trinidad and Tobago 0.786 compare
32 Brazil 0.784 compare
33 Malta 0.783 compare
35 Suriname 0.781 compare
36 Cyprus 0.773 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Sri Lanka

Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
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)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Public Sector Corruption Index 0.296 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.871 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.853 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.783 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.52 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.613 (2025)

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is key features of democracy in Sri Lanka?: Key features of democracy in Sri Lanka was 0.783 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of democracy recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.783 in 2025.
What is the lowest key features of democracy recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.139 in 1900.
How does Sri Lanka rank for key features of democracy?: Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of democracy 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 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.