What is liberal democracy index in Hungary?

Liberal democracy index in Hungary was 0.315 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Hungary?

The highest recorded value was 0.766 in 2008.

What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Hungary?

The lowest recorded value was 0.064 in 1851.

How does Hungary rank for liberal democracy index?

Hungary ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Hungary?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Hungary 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 Hungary

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

Hungary: Liberal Democracy Index was 0.315 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.315

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

93rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.766

in 2008

All-time low

0.064

in 1851

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Liberal Democracy Index in Hungary, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal democracy index in Hungary is 0.315, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal democracy index in Hungary peaked at 0.766 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.064, in 1851.

That places Hungary 93rd 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 Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Liberal Democracy Index in Hungary, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.069	—
1790	0.069	+0.0%
1791	0.069	+0.0%
1792	0.069	+0.0%
1793	0.069	+0.0%
1794	0.069	+0.0%
1795	0.069	+0.0%
1796	0.069	+0.0%
1797	0.069	+0.0%
1798	0.069	+0.0%
1799	0.069	+0.0%
1800	0.069	+0.0%
1801	0.069	+0.0%
1802	0.069	+0.0%
1803	0.069	+0.0%
1804	0.069	+0.0%
1805	0.069	+0.0%
1806	0.069	+0.0%
1807	0.069	+0.0%
1808	0.069	+0.0%
1809	0.069	+0.0%
1810	0.069	+0.0%
1811	0.069	+0.0%
1812	0.069	+0.0%
1813	0.069	+0.0%
1814	0.069	+0.0%
1815	0.069	+0.0%
1816	0.069	+0.0%
1817	0.069	+0.0%
1818	0.069	+0.0%
1819	0.069	+0.0%
1820	0.071	+2.9%
1821	0.071	+0.0%
1822	0.071	+0.0%
1823	0.071	+0.0%
1824	0.071	+0.0%
1825	0.071	+0.0%
1826	0.071	+0.0%
1827	0.071	+0.0%
1828	0.071	+0.0%
1829	0.071	+0.0%
1830	0.071	+0.0%
1831	0.071	+0.0%
1832	0.071	+0.0%
1833	0.071	+0.0%
1834	0.071	+0.0%
1835	0.071	+0.0%
1836	0.071	+0.0%
1837	0.071	+0.0%
1838	0.071	+0.0%
1839	0.071	+0.0%
1840	0.075	+5.6%
1841	0.076	+1.3%
1842	0.076	+0.0%
1843	0.076	+0.0%
1844	0.077	+1.3%
1845	0.077	+0.0%
1846	0.077	+0.0%
1847	0.077	+0.0%
1848	0.155	+101.3%
1849	0.14	-9.7%
1850	0.067	-52.1%
1851	0.064	-4.5%
1852	0.064	+0.0%
1853	0.064	+0.0%
1854	0.064	+0.0%
1855	0.066	+3.1%
1856	0.066	+0.0%
1857	0.071	+7.6%
1858	0.074	+4.2%
1859	0.074	+0.0%
1860	0.077	+4.1%
1861	0.087	+13.0%
1862	0.094	+8.0%
1863	0.083	-11.7%
1864	0.083	+0.0%
1865	0.088	+6.0%
1866	0.088	+0.0%
1867	0.191	+117.0%
1868	0.196	+2.6%
1869	0.222	+13.3%
1870	0.225	+1.4%
1871	0.222	-1.3%
1872	0.22	-0.9%
1873	0.218	-0.9%
1874	0.218	+0.0%
1875	0.218	+0.0%
1876	0.22	+0.9%
1877	0.22	+0.0%
1878	0.22	+0.0%
1879	0.219	-0.5%
1880	0.219	+0.0%
1881	0.219	+0.0%
1882	0.219	+0.0%
1883	0.219	+0.0%
1884	0.219	+0.0%
1885	0.219	+0.0%
1886	0.219	+0.0%
1887	0.218	-0.5%
1888	0.218	+0.0%
1889	0.218	+0.0%
1890	0.218	+0.0%
1891	0.218	+0.0%
1892	0.219	+0.5%
1893	0.219	+0.0%
1894	0.22	+0.5%
1895	0.219	-0.5%
1896	0.219	+0.0%
1897	0.216	-1.4%
1898	0.216	+0.0%
1899	0.216	+0.0%
1900	0.216	+0.0%
1901	0.217	+0.5%
1902	0.219	+0.9%
1903	0.219	+0.0%
1904	0.219	+0.0%
1905	0.215	-1.8%
1906	0.214	-0.5%
1907	0.215	+0.5%
1908	0.215	+0.0%
1909	0.215	+0.0%
1910	0.217	+0.9%
1911	0.219	+0.9%
1912	0.219	+0.0%
1913	0.219	+0.0%
1914	0.214	-2.3%
1915	0.214	+0.0%
1916	0.214	+0.0%
1917	0.214	+0.0%
1918	0.263	+22.9%
1919	0.098	-62.7%
1920	0.206	+110.2%
1921	0.224	+8.7%
1922	0.253	+12.9%
1923	0.264	+4.3%
1924	0.269	+1.9%
1925	0.27	+0.4%
1926	0.271	+0.4%
1927	0.254	-6.3%
1928	0.254	+0.0%
1929	0.254	+0.0%
1930	0.254	+0.0%
1931	0.256	+0.8%
1932	0.257	+0.4%
1933	0.257	+0.0%
1934	0.257	+0.0%
1935	0.255	-0.8%
1936	0.253	-0.8%
1937	0.25	-1.2%
1938	0.246	-1.6%
1939	0.238	-3.3%
1940	0.222	-6.7%
1941	0.208	-6.3%
1942	0.208	+0.0%
1943	0.202	-2.9%
1944	0.105	-48.0%
1945	0.069	-34.3%
1946	0.144	+108.7%
1947	0.144	+0.0%
1948	0.121	-16.0%
1949	0.082	-32.2%
1950	0.068	-17.1%
1951	0.069	+1.5%
1952	0.069	+0.0%
1953	0.075	+8.7%
1954	0.083	+10.7%
1955	0.075	-9.6%
1956	0.069	-8.0%
1957	0.071	+2.9%
1958	0.075	+5.6%
1959	0.078	+4.0%
1960	0.081	+3.8%
1961	0.082	+1.2%
1962	0.085	+3.7%
1963	0.083	-2.4%
1964	0.09	+8.4%
1965	0.091	+1.1%
1966	0.092	+1.1%
1967	0.091	-1.1%
1968	0.092	+1.1%
1969	0.095	+3.3%
1970	0.097	+2.1%
1971	0.098	+1.0%
1972	0.098	+0.0%
1973	0.098	+0.0%
1974	0.098	+0.0%
1975	0.098	+0.0%
1976	0.098	+0.0%
1977	0.098	+0.0%
1978	0.098	+0.0%
1979	0.098	+0.0%
1980	0.1	+2.0%
1981	0.1	+0.0%
1982	0.1	+0.0%
1983	0.1	+0.0%
1984	0.1	+0.0%
1985	0.104	+4.0%
1986	0.106	+1.9%
1987	0.109	+2.8%
1988	0.122	+11.9%
1989	0.186	+52.5%
1990	0.715	+284.4%
1991	0.757	+5.9%
1992	0.757	+0.0%
1993	0.757	+0.0%
1994	0.755	-0.3%
1995	0.756	+0.1%
1996	0.756	+0.0%
1997	0.757	+0.1%
1998	0.754	-0.4%
1999	0.75	-0.5%
2000	0.75	+0.0%
2001	0.75	+0.0%
2002	0.755	+0.7%
2003	0.759	+0.5%
2004	0.759	+0.0%
2005	0.754	-0.7%
2006	0.742	-1.6%
2007	0.765	+3.1%
2008	0.766	+0.1%
2009	0.766	+0.0%
2010	0.677	-11.6%
2011	0.639	-5.6%
2012	0.621	-2.8%
2013	0.575	-7.4%
2014	0.521	-9.4%
2015	0.477	-8.4%
2016	0.474	-0.6%
2017	0.432	-8.9%
2018	0.373	-13.7%
2019	0.364	-2.4%
2020	0.351	-3.6%
2021	0.346	-1.4%
2022	0.335	-3.2%
2023	0.323	-3.6%
2024	0.325	+0.6%
2025	0.315	-3.1%

Hungary compared with similar countries

Hungary's 0.315 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.689, 46% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Hungary's 0.315 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.591, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Liberal Democracy Index in Hungary 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	+284.4%	0.186	0.715
1867	+117.0%	0.088	0.191
1920	+110.2%	0.098	0.206
1946	+108.7%	0.069	0.144
1848	+101.3%	0.077	0.155
1919	-62.7%	0.263	0.098

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.069	0.069	0.069	1
1790s	0.069	0.069	0.069	10
1800s	0.069	0.069	0.069	10
1810s	0.069	0.069	0.069	10
1820s	0.071	0.071	0.071	10
1830s	0.071	0.071	0.071	10
1840s	0.0906	0.075	0.155	10
1850s	0.0674	0.064	0.074	10
1860s	0.1209	0.077	0.222	10
1870s	0.22	0.218	0.225	10
1880s	0.2187	0.218	0.219	10
1890s	0.218	0.216	0.22	10
1900s	0.2164	0.214	0.219	10
1910s	0.2091	0.098	0.263	10
1920s	0.2519	0.206	0.271	10
1930s	0.2523	0.238	0.257	10
1940s	0.1505	0.069	0.222	10
1950s	0.0732	0.068	0.083	10
1960s	0.0882	0.081	0.095	10
1970s	0.0979	0.097	0.098	10
1980s	0.1127	0.1	0.186	10
1990s	0.7514	0.715	0.757	10
2000s	0.7566	0.742	0.766	10
2010s	0.5153	0.364	0.677	10
2020s	0.3325	0.315	0.351	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal democracy index in Hungary?: Liberal democracy index in Hungary was 0.315 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Hungary?: The highest recorded value was 0.766 in 2008.
What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Hungary?: The lowest recorded value was 0.064 in 1851.
How does Hungary rank for liberal democracy index?: Hungary ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Hungary?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hungary 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.