What is liberal democracy index in Czechia?

Liberal democracy index in Czechia was 0.794 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Czechia?

The highest recorded value was 0.824 in 2007.

What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Czechia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.012 in 1940.

How does Czechia rank for liberal democracy index?

Czechia ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal democracy index 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 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 Czechia

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

Czechia: Liberal Democracy Index 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

Liberal Democracy Index in Czechia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal democracy index in Czechia is 0.794, measured 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, liberal democracy index in Czechia peaked at 0.824 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.012, in 1940.

That places Czechia 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Liberal Democracy Index in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Liberal Democracy Index in Czechia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.05	—
1790	0.05	+0.0%
1791	0.05	+0.0%
1792	0.05	+0.0%
1793	0.049	-2.0%
1794	0.049	+0.0%
1795	0.043	-12.2%
1796	0.049	+14.0%
1797	0.049	+0.0%
1798	0.049	+0.0%
1799	0.049	+0.0%
1800	0.049	+0.0%
1801	0.049	+0.0%
1802	0.049	+0.0%
1803	0.049	+0.0%
1804	0.049	+0.0%
1805	0.049	+0.0%
1806	0.049	+0.0%
1807	0.049	+0.0%
1808	0.049	+0.0%
1809	0.049	+0.0%
1810	0.049	+0.0%
1811	0.049	+0.0%
1812	0.049	+0.0%
1813	0.048	-2.0%
1814	0.048	+0.0%
1815	0.053	+10.4%
1816	0.053	+0.0%
1817	0.053	+0.0%
1818	0.053	+0.0%
1819	0.053	+0.0%
1820	0.053	+0.0%
1821	0.053	+0.0%
1822	0.053	+0.0%
1823	0.053	+0.0%
1824	0.053	+0.0%
1825	0.053	+0.0%
1826	0.053	+0.0%
1827	0.053	+0.0%
1828	0.053	+0.0%
1829	0.053	+0.0%
1830	0.053	+0.0%
1831	0.053	+0.0%
1832	0.053	+0.0%
1833	0.053	+0.0%
1834	0.053	+0.0%
1835	0.053	+0.0%
1836	0.053	+0.0%
1837	0.053	+0.0%
1838	0.053	+0.0%
1839	0.053	+0.0%
1840	0.053	+0.0%
1841	0.053	+0.0%
1842	0.053	+0.0%
1843	0.053	+0.0%
1844	0.053	+0.0%
1845	0.053	+0.0%
1846	0.053	+0.0%
1847	0.053	+0.0%
1848	0.1	+88.7%
1849	0.107	+7.0%
1851	0.052	-51.4%
1852	0.044	-15.4%
1853	0.044	+0.0%
1854	0.044	+0.0%
1855	0.044	+0.0%
1856	0.044	+0.0%
1857	0.044	+0.0%
1858	0.044	+0.0%
1859	0.044	+0.0%
1860	0.045	+2.3%
1867	0.176	+291.1%
1873	0.22	+25.0%
1874	0.22	+0.0%
1875	0.219	-0.5%
1876	0.219	+0.0%
1877	0.219	+0.0%
1878	0.219	+0.0%
1879	0.218	-0.5%
1880	0.218	+0.0%
1881	0.218	+0.0%
1882	0.218	+0.0%
1883	0.218	+0.0%
1884	0.218	+0.0%
1885	0.215	-1.4%
1886	0.215	+0.0%
1887	0.215	+0.0%
1888	0.22	+2.3%
1889	0.234	+6.4%
1890	0.236	+0.9%
1891	0.233	-1.3%
1892	0.233	+0.0%
1893	0.233	+0.0%
1894	0.233	+0.0%
1895	0.233	+0.0%
1896	0.233	+0.0%
1897	0.238	+2.1%
1898	0.238	+0.0%
1899	0.238	+0.0%
1900	0.235	-1.3%
1901	0.235	+0.0%
1902	0.235	+0.0%
1903	0.235	+0.0%
1904	0.235	+0.0%
1905	0.235	+0.0%
1906	0.235	+0.0%
1907	0.242	+3.0%
1908	0.241	-0.4%
1909	0.241	+0.0%
1910	0.241	+0.0%
1911	0.241	+0.0%
1912	0.241	+0.0%
1913	0.239	-0.8%
1914	0.229	-4.2%
1915	0.229	+0.0%
1916	0.229	+0.0%
1917	0.229	+0.0%
1918	0.28	+22.3%
1919	0.28	+0.0%
1920	0.51	+82.1%
1921	0.61	+19.6%
1922	0.61	+0.0%
1923	0.61	+0.0%
1924	0.61	+0.0%
1925	0.611	+0.2%
1926	0.619	+1.3%
1927	0.619	+0.0%
1928	0.618	-0.2%
1929	0.618	+0.0%
1930	0.606	-1.9%
1931	0.59	-2.6%
1932	0.59	+0.0%
1933	0.58	-1.7%
1934	0.582	+0.3%
1935	0.58	-0.3%
1936	0.587	+1.2%
1937	0.587	+0.0%
1938	0.495	-15.7%
1939	0.083	-83.2%
1940	0.012	-85.5%
1941	0.012	+0.0%
1942	0.012	+0.0%
1943	0.012	+0.0%
1944	0.012	+0.0%
1945	0.059	+391.7%
1946	0.123	+108.5%
1947	0.131	+6.5%
1948	0.048	-63.4%
1949	0.036	-25.0%
1950	0.034	-5.6%
1951	0.034	+0.0%
1952	0.033	-2.9%
1953	0.026	-21.2%
1954	0.03	+15.4%
1955	0.03	+0.0%
1956	0.033	+10.0%
1957	0.035	+6.1%
1958	0.044	+25.7%
1959	0.044	+0.0%
1960	0.051	+15.9%
1961	0.054	+5.9%
1962	0.054	+0.0%
1963	0.055	+1.9%
1964	0.055	+0.0%
1965	0.055	+0.0%
1966	0.055	+0.0%
1967	0.057	+3.6%
1968	0.059	+3.5%
1969	0.054	-8.5%
1970	0.046	-14.8%
1971	0.046	+0.0%
1972	0.044	-4.3%
1973	0.045	+2.3%
1974	0.045	+0.0%
1975	0.051	+13.3%
1976	0.055	+7.8%
1977	0.055	+0.0%
1978	0.055	+0.0%
1979	0.055	+0.0%
1980	0.056	+1.8%
1981	0.057	+1.8%
1982	0.057	+0.0%
1983	0.057	+0.0%
1984	0.057	+0.0%
1985	0.058	+1.8%
1986	0.058	+0.0%
1987	0.058	+0.0%
1988	0.047	-19.0%
1989	0.056	+19.1%
1990	0.71	+1167.9%
1991	0.796	+12.1%
1992	0.805	+1.1%
1993	0.819	+1.7%
1994	0.819	+0.0%
1995	0.819	+0.0%
1996	0.817	-0.2%
1997	0.816	-0.1%
1998	0.808	-1.0%
1999	0.801	-0.9%
2000	0.801	+0.0%
2001	0.801	+0.0%
2002	0.808	+0.9%
2003	0.814	+0.7%
2004	0.815	+0.1%
2005	0.816	+0.1%
2006	0.821	+0.6%
2007	0.824	+0.4%
2008	0.821	-0.4%
2009	0.813	-1.0%
2010	0.805	-1.0%
2011	0.808	+0.4%
2012	0.814	+0.7%
2013	0.779	-4.3%
2014	0.766	-1.7%
2015	0.766	+0.0%
2016	0.763	-0.4%
2017	0.726	-4.8%
2018	0.708	-2.5%
2019	0.699	-1.3%
2020	0.709	+1.4%
2021	0.698	-1.6%
2022	0.784	+12.3%
2023	0.796	+1.5%
2024	0.811	+1.9%
2025	0.794	-2.1%

Czechia compared with similar countries

Czechia's 0.794 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.689, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Czechia's 0.794 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.591, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

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

Countries ranked near Czechia

7 Costa Rica 0.809 compare
8 Finland 0.808 compare
9 France 0.8 compare
10 Belgium 0.794 compare
12 Australia 0.793 compare
13 Uruguay 0.79 compare

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0363 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal democracy index in Czechia?: Liberal democracy index in Czechia was 0.794 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Czechia?: The highest recorded value was 0.824 in 2007.
What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Czechia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.012 in 1940.
How does Czechia rank for liberal democracy index?: Czechia ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal democracy index 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 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.