Key features of liberal democracy in Czechia
Czechia: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.794 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.794
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
10th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.824
in 2007
All-time low
0.012
in 1940
Years of data
225
1789–2025
Key features of liberal democracy in Czechia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.794 for key features of liberal democracy in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Czechia peaked at 0.824 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.012, in 1940.
Czechia ranks 10th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0487 | 0.043 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0508 | 0.048 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0631 | 0.053 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0449 | 0.044 | 0.052 | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.1105 | 0.045 | 0.176 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.2191 | 0.218 | 0.22 | 7 |
| 1880s | 0.2189 | 0.215 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2348 | 0.233 | 0.238 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2369 | 0.235 | 0.242 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2438 | 0.229 | 0.28 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6035 | 0.51 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.528 | 0.083 | 0.606 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0457 | 0.012 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0343 | 0.026 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0549 | 0.051 | 0.059 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0497 | 0.044 | 0.055 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0561 | 0.047 | 0.058 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.801 | 0.71 | 0.819 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8134 | 0.801 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7634 | 0.699 | 0.814 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7653 | 0.698 | 0.811 | 6 |
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More social development data for Czechia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 794 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.948 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.794 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.849 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.872 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.947 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.562 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of liberal democracy in Czechia?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Czechia was 0.794 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.824 in 2007.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 in 1940.
- How does Czechia rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Czechia ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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