Key features of electoral democracy in Ukraine
Ukraine: Key features of electoral democracy was 0.386 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of electoral democracy in Ukraine, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.386 for key features of electoral democracy in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of electoral democracy in Ukraine peaked at 0.608 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.092, in 1963.
That places Ukraine 103rd 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 electoral democracy in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.1 | — |
| 1947 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.099 | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.102 | +3.0% |
| 1951 | 0.103 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.105 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.106 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.095 | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 0.092 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.101 | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.109 | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.108 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.107 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.106 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.109 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.117 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.144 | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 0.145 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.176 | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.372 | +111.4% |
| 1991 | 0.429 | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 0.528 | +23.1% |
| 1993 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.546 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.552 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.543 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.523 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.448 | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.422 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.389 | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.384 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.394 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.392 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.383 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.448 | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.574 | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 0.607 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.608 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.604 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.484 | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.483 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.479 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.459 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.417 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.42 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.433 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.43 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.528 | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 0.552 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.537 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.392 | -27.0% |
| 2023 | 0.39 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.387 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.386 | -0.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.386 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.491, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.386 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of electoral democracy in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +111.4% | 0.176 | 0.372 |
| 2006 | +28.1% | 0.448 | 0.574 |
| 2022 | -27.0% | 0.537 | 0.392 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0995 | 0.099 | 0.1 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.1043 | 0.102 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0951 | 0.092 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1068 | 0.101 | 0.109 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1225 | 0.106 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4891 | 0.372 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4783 | 0.383 | 0.608 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4563 | 0.417 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4407 | 0.386 | 0.552 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of electoral democracy in Ukraine?
- Key features of electoral democracy in Ukraine was 0.386 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.608 in 2008.
- What is the lowest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.092 in 1963.
- How does Ukraine rank for key features of electoral democracy?
- Ukraine ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of electoral democracy rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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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.