Key features of electoral democracy in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Key features of electoral democracy was 0.783 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of electoral democracy in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.783 for key features of electoral democracy 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, key features of electoral democracy in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.783 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.139, in 1900.
That places Sri Lanka 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 key features of electoral democracy in Sri Lanka?
- Key features of electoral democracy in Sri Lanka was 0.783 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.783 in 2025.
- What is the lowest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.139 in 1900.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for key features of electoral democracy?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of electoral 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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