Key features of liberal democracy in Fiji
Fiji: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.398 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of liberal democracy in Fiji, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 0.398 for key features of liberal democracy in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Fiji peaked at 0.421 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.097, in 2009.
That places Fiji 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Key features of liberal democracy in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.121 | — |
| 1901 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.166 | +37.2% |
| 1905 | 0.181 | +9.0% |
| 1906 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.185 | +2.2% |
| 1909 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.184 | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.183 | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.184 | +0.5% |
| 1918 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.183 | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.187 | +2.2% |
| 1931 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.186 | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.187 | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.19 | +1.6% |
| 1951 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.189 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.19 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.191 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.192 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.214 | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 0.217 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.217 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.222 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.227 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.312 | +37.4% |
| 1969 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.379 | +21.5% |
| 1971 | 0.383 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.398 | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.42 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.421 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.42 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.419 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.178 | -57.5% |
| 1988 | 0.144 | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.147 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.148 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.276 | +86.5% |
| 1993 | 0.395 | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 0.383 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.381 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.382 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.404 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.403 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.208 | -48.4% |
| 2001 | 0.184 | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.253 | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 0.371 | +46.6% |
| 2004 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.267 | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 0.105 | -60.7% |
| 2008 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.097 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.105 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.106 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.114 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.145 | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 0.27 | +86.2% |
| 2016 | 0.275 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.283 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.28 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.264 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.276 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.269 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.263 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.411 | +56.3% |
| 2024 | 0.41 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.398 | -2.9% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.398 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.347, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.398 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3575, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1563 | 0.121 | 0.185 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1838 | 0.183 | 0.185 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.183 | 0.183 | 0.183 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1866 | 0.186 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.187 | 0.187 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1899 | 0.189 | 0.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2296 | 0.191 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4103 | 0.379 | 0.421 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3404 | 0.144 | 0.421 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3323 | 0.147 | 0.404 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2332 | 0.097 | 0.371 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1947 | 0.105 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3378 | 0.263 | 0.411 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More social development data for Fiji
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 343 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 343 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 liberal democracy in Fiji?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Fiji was 0.398 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.421 in 1977.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.097 in 2009.
- How does Fiji rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Fiji ranks 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.