What is liberal democracy index in Argentina?

Liberal democracy index in Argentina was 0.524 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Argentina?

The highest recorded value was 0.695 in 2023.

What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Argentina?

The lowest recorded value was 0.047 in 1977.

How does Argentina rank for liberal democracy index?

Argentina ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Argentina data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Liberal Democracy Index in Argentina

Name: Liberal Democracy Index in Argentina
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Argentina: Liberal Democracy Index was 0.524 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.524

Change on year

down 6.1%

World rank

56th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.695

in 2023

All-time low

0.047

in 1977

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Liberal Democracy Index in Argentina, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, liberal democracy index in Argentina stood at 0.524.

That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal democracy index in Argentina peaked at 0.695 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.047, in 1977.

That places Argentina 56th 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.

Liberal Democracy Index in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Liberal Democracy Index in Argentina, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.066	—
1790	0.066	+0.0%
1791	0.066	+0.0%
1792	0.066	+0.0%
1793	0.066	+0.0%
1794	0.066	+0.0%
1795	0.066	+0.0%
1796	0.066	+0.0%
1797	0.066	+0.0%
1798	0.066	+0.0%
1799	0.066	+0.0%
1800	0.066	+0.0%
1801	0.066	+0.0%
1802	0.066	+0.0%
1803	0.066	+0.0%
1804	0.066	+0.0%
1805	0.066	+0.0%
1806	0.066	+0.0%
1807	0.066	+0.0%
1808	0.066	+0.0%
1809	0.066	+0.0%
1810	0.067	+1.5%
1811	0.077	+14.9%
1812	0.077	+0.0%
1813	0.077	+0.0%
1814	0.077	+0.0%
1815	0.077	+0.0%
1816	0.082	+6.5%
1817	0.082	+0.0%
1818	0.082	+0.0%
1819	0.082	+0.0%
1820	0.088	+7.3%
1821	0.088	+0.0%
1822	0.088	+0.0%
1823	0.088	+0.0%
1824	0.088	+0.0%
1825	0.088	+0.0%
1826	0.092	+4.5%
1827	0.091	-1.1%
1828	0.087	-4.4%
1829	0.086	-1.1%
1830	0.086	+0.0%
1831	0.086	+0.0%
1832	0.086	+0.0%
1833	0.086	+0.0%
1834	0.086	+0.0%
1835	0.086	+0.0%
1836	0.086	+0.0%
1837	0.086	+0.0%
1838	0.086	+0.0%
1839	0.086	+0.0%
1840	0.076	-11.6%
1841	0.076	+0.0%
1842	0.076	+0.0%
1843	0.076	+0.0%
1844	0.076	+0.0%
1845	0.076	+0.0%
1846	0.076	+0.0%
1847	0.076	+0.0%
1848	0.076	+0.0%
1849	0.076	+0.0%
1850	0.08	+5.3%
1851	0.08	+0.0%
1852	0.084	+5.0%
1853	0.14	+66.7%
1854	0.143	+2.1%
1855	0.164	+14.7%
1856	0.164	+0.0%
1857	0.171	+4.3%
1858	0.171	+0.0%
1859	0.171	+0.0%
1860	0.193	+12.9%
1861	0.198	+2.6%
1862	0.237	+19.7%
1863	0.259	+9.3%
1864	0.26	+0.4%
1865	0.26	+0.0%
1866	0.26	+0.0%
1867	0.26	+0.0%
1868	0.259	-0.4%
1869	0.259	+0.0%
1870	0.264	+1.9%
1871	0.264	+0.0%
1872	0.263	-0.4%
1873	0.263	+0.0%
1874	0.271	+3.0%
1875	0.271	+0.0%
1876	0.27	-0.4%
1877	0.27	+0.0%
1878	0.269	-0.4%
1879	0.269	+0.0%
1880	0.271	+0.7%
1881	0.271	+0.0%
1882	0.27	-0.4%
1883	0.27	+0.0%
1884	0.271	+0.4%
1885	0.271	+0.0%
1886	0.269	-0.7%
1887	0.269	+0.0%
1888	0.269	+0.0%
1889	0.269	+0.0%
1890	0.266	-1.1%
1891	0.266	+0.0%
1892	0.268	+0.8%
1893	0.268	+0.0%
1894	0.267	-0.4%
1895	0.267	+0.0%
1896	0.265	-0.7%
1897	0.265	+0.0%
1898	0.268	+1.1%
1899	0.268	+0.0%
1900	0.272	+1.5%
1901	0.272	+0.0%
1902	0.271	-0.4%
1903	0.271	+0.0%
1904	0.268	-1.1%
1905	0.265	-1.1%
1906	0.265	+0.0%
1907	0.267	+0.8%
1908	0.267	+0.0%
1909	0.267	+0.0%
1910	0.279	+4.5%
1911	0.282	+1.1%
1912	0.314	+11.3%
1913	0.323	+2.9%
1914	0.321	-0.6%
1915	0.321	+0.0%
1916	0.353	+10.0%
1917	0.366	+3.7%
1918	0.37	+1.1%
1919	0.367	-0.8%
1920	0.371	+1.1%
1921	0.371	+0.0%
1922	0.37	-0.3%
1923	0.377	+1.9%
1924	0.379	+0.5%
1925	0.379	+0.0%
1926	0.379	+0.0%
1927	0.379	+0.0%
1928	0.377	-0.5%
1929	0.379	+0.5%
1930	0.249	-34.3%
1931	0.121	-51.4%
1932	0.218	+80.2%
1933	0.248	+13.8%
1934	0.247	-0.4%
1935	0.247	+0.0%
1936	0.247	+0.0%
1937	0.249	+0.8%
1938	0.248	-0.4%
1939	0.249	+0.4%
1940	0.249	+0.0%
1941	0.25	+0.4%
1942	0.251	+0.4%
1943	0.152	-39.4%
1944	0.101	-33.6%
1945	0.11	+8.9%
1946	0.227	+106.4%
1947	0.205	-9.7%
1948	0.216	+5.4%
1949	0.209	-3.2%
1950	0.193	-7.7%
1951	0.188	-2.6%
1952	0.187	-0.5%
1953	0.185	-1.1%
1954	0.183	-1.1%
1955	0.15	-18.0%
1956	0.103	-31.3%
1957	0.117	+13.6%
1958	0.241	+106.0%
1959	0.347	+44.0%
1960	0.351	+1.2%
1961	0.36	+2.6%
1962	0.205	-43.1%
1963	0.226	+10.2%
1964	0.423	+87.2%
1965	0.427	+0.9%
1966	0.201	-52.9%
1967	0.089	-55.7%
1968	0.086	-3.4%
1969	0.084	-2.3%
1970	0.092	+9.5%
1971	0.094	+2.2%
1972	0.094	+0.0%
1973	0.277	+194.7%
1974	0.322	+16.2%
1975	0.29	-9.9%
1976	0.066	-77.2%
1977	0.047	-28.8%
1978	0.047	+0.0%
1979	0.047	+0.0%
1980	0.051	+8.5%
1981	0.051	+0.0%
1982	0.051	+0.0%
1983	0.206	+303.9%
1984	0.674	+227.2%
1985	0.674	+0.0%
1986	0.672	-0.3%
1987	0.672	+0.0%
1988	0.672	+0.0%
1989	0.67	-0.3%
1990	0.617	-7.9%
1991	0.63	+2.1%
1992	0.631	+0.2%
1993	0.63	-0.2%
1994	0.633	+0.5%
1995	0.641	+1.3%
1996	0.634	-1.1%
1997	0.634	+0.0%
1998	0.634	+0.0%
1999	0.64	+0.9%
2000	0.67	+4.7%
2001	0.674	+0.6%
2002	0.661	-1.9%
2003	0.638	-3.5%
2004	0.632	-0.9%
2005	0.625	-1.1%
2006	0.614	-1.8%
2007	0.61	-0.7%
2008	0.59	-3.3%
2009	0.583	-1.2%
2010	0.578	-0.9%
2011	0.573	-0.9%
2012	0.582	+1.6%
2013	0.588	+1.0%
2014	0.595	+1.2%
2015	0.59	-0.8%
2016	0.612	+3.7%
2017	0.609	-0.5%
2018	0.63	+3.4%
2019	0.618	-1.9%
2020	0.634	+2.6%
2021	0.639	+0.8%
2022	0.654	+2.3%
2023	0.695	+6.3%
2024	0.558	-19.7%
2025	0.524	-6.1%

Argentina compared with similar countries

Argentina's 0.524 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.347, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Argentina's 0.524 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.506, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Liberal Democracy Index in Argentina 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
1983	+303.9%	0.051	0.206
1984	+227.2%	0.206	0.674
1973	+194.7%	0.094	0.277
1946	+106.4%	0.11	0.227
1958	+106.0%	0.117	0.241
1964	+87.2%	0.226	0.423

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.066	0.066	0.066	1
1790s	0.066	0.066	0.066	10
1800s	0.066	0.066	0.066	10
1810s	0.078	0.067	0.082	10
1820s	0.0884	0.086	0.092	10
1830s	0.086	0.086	0.086	10
1840s	0.076	0.076	0.076	10
1850s	0.1368	0.08	0.171	10
1860s	0.2445	0.193	0.26	10
1870s	0.2674	0.263	0.271	10
1880s	0.27	0.269	0.271	10
1890s	0.2668	0.265	0.268	10
1900s	0.2685	0.265	0.272	10
1910s	0.3296	0.279	0.37	10
1920s	0.3761	0.37	0.379	10
1930s	0.2323	0.121	0.249	10
1940s	0.197	0.101	0.251	10
1950s	0.1894	0.103	0.347	10
1960s	0.2452	0.084	0.427	10
1970s	0.1376	0.047	0.322	10
1980s	0.4393	0.051	0.674	10
1990s	0.6324	0.617	0.641	10
2000s	0.6297	0.583	0.674	10
2010s	0.5975	0.573	0.63	10
2020s	0.6173	0.524	0.695	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal democracy index in Argentina?: Liberal democracy index in Argentina was 0.524 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 0.695 in 2023.
What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 0.047 in 1977.
How does Argentina rank for liberal democracy index?: Argentina ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.