What is liberal democracy index in Serbia?

Liberal democracy index in Serbia was 0.208 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Serbia?

The highest recorded value was 0.53 in 2003.

What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Serbia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1942.

How does Serbia rank for liberal democracy index?

Serbia ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Serbia?

Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Serbia 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 Serbia

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

Serbia: Liberal Democracy Index was 0.208 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.208

Change on year

down 7.6%

World rank

109th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.53

in 2003

All-time low

0.014

in 1942

Years of data

205

1789–2025

Liberal Democracy Index in Serbia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Serbia recorded 0.208 for liberal democracy index in 2025.

The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal democracy index in Serbia peaked at 0.53 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1942.

Serbia ranks 109th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Liberal Democracy Index in Serbia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.03	—
1790	0.03	+0.0%
1791	0.03	+0.0%
1792	0.03	+0.0%
1793	0.03	+0.0%
1794	0.03	+0.0%
1795	0.03	+0.0%
1796	0.03	+0.0%
1797	0.03	+0.0%
1798	0.03	+0.0%
1799	0.03	+0.0%
1800	0.03	+0.0%
1801	0.03	+0.0%
1802	0.03	+0.0%
1803	0.03	+0.0%
1814	0.029	-3.3%
1834	0.036	+24.1%
1835	0.056	+55.6%
1836	0.055	-1.8%
1837	0.055	+0.0%
1838	0.057	+3.6%
1839	0.057	+0.0%
1840	0.059	+3.5%
1841	0.059	+0.0%
1842	0.068	+15.3%
1843	0.068	+0.0%
1844	0.068	+0.0%
1845	0.068	+0.0%
1846	0.068	+0.0%
1847	0.068	+0.0%
1848	0.068	+0.0%
1849	0.068	+0.0%
1850	0.068	+0.0%
1851	0.068	+0.0%
1852	0.068	+0.0%
1853	0.068	+0.0%
1854	0.068	+0.0%
1855	0.068	+0.0%
1856	0.068	+0.0%
1857	0.068	+0.0%
1858	0.081	+19.1%
1859	0.079	-2.5%
1860	0.077	-2.5%
1861	0.077	+0.0%
1862	0.077	+0.0%
1863	0.077	+0.0%
1864	0.081	+5.2%
1865	0.077	-4.9%
1866	0.077	+0.0%
1867	0.077	+0.0%
1868	0.077	+0.0%
1869	0.09	+16.9%
1870	0.09	+0.0%
1871	0.09	+0.0%
1872	0.09	+0.0%
1873	0.09	+0.0%
1874	0.09	+0.0%
1875	0.091	+1.1%
1876	0.091	+0.0%
1877	0.09	-1.1%
1878	0.09	+0.0%
1879	0.09	+0.0%
1880	0.09	+0.0%
1881	0.098	+8.9%
1882	0.1	+2.0%
1883	0.1	+0.0%
1884	0.1	+0.0%
1885	0.1	+0.0%
1886	0.1	+0.0%
1887	0.101	+1.0%
1888	0.109	+7.9%
1889	0.127	+16.5%
1890	0.127	+0.0%
1891	0.127	+0.0%
1892	0.127	+0.0%
1893	0.126	-0.8%
1894	0.125	-0.8%
1895	0.121	-3.2%
1896	0.121	+0.0%
1897	0.121	+0.0%
1898	0.121	+0.0%
1899	0.121	+0.0%
1900	0.119	-1.7%
1901	0.119	+0.0%
1902	0.121	+1.7%
1903	0.125	+3.3%
1904	0.133	+6.4%
1905	0.133	+0.0%
1906	0.131	-1.5%
1907	0.131	+0.0%
1908	0.131	+0.0%
1909	0.13	-0.8%
1910	0.13	+0.0%
1911	0.13	+0.0%
1912	0.128	-1.5%
1913	0.126	-1.6%
1914	0.123	-2.4%
1915	0.103	-16.3%
1916	0.099	-3.9%
1917	0.099	+0.0%
1918	0.099	+0.0%
1919	0.132	+33.3%
1920	0.133	+0.8%
1921	0.134	+0.8%
1922	0.135	+0.7%
1923	0.139	+3.0%
1924	0.139	+0.0%
1925	0.138	-0.7%
1926	0.138	+0.0%
1927	0.136	-1.4%
1928	0.131	-3.7%
1929	0.122	-6.9%
1930	0.066	-45.9%
1931	0.067	+1.5%
1935	0.107	+59.7%
1936	0.107	+0.0%
1937	0.107	+0.0%
1938	0.107	+0.0%
1939	0.108	+0.9%
1940	0.098	-9.3%
1941	0.036	-63.3%
1942	0.014	-61.1%
1943	0.015	+7.1%
1944	0.015	+0.0%
1945	0.036	+140.0%
1946	0.073	+102.8%
1947	0.071	-2.7%
1948	0.071	+0.0%
1949	0.081	+14.1%
1950	0.088	+8.6%
1951	0.092	+4.5%
1952	0.093	+1.1%
1953	0.097	+4.3%
1954	0.097	+0.0%
1955	0.098	+1.0%
1956	0.098	+0.0%
1957	0.098	+0.0%
1958	0.097	-1.0%
1959	0.097	+0.0%
1960	0.097	+0.0%
1961	0.097	+0.0%
1962	0.097	+0.0%
1963	0.113	+16.5%
1964	0.113	+0.0%
1965	0.116	+2.7%
1966	0.116	+0.0%
1967	0.117	+0.9%
1968	0.117	+0.0%
1969	0.117	+0.0%
1970	0.117	+0.0%
1971	0.117	+0.0%
1972	0.117	+0.0%
1973	0.117	+0.0%
1974	0.12	+2.6%
1975	0.122	+1.7%
1976	0.122	+0.0%
1977	0.122	+0.0%
1978	0.122	+0.0%
1979	0.12	-1.6%
1980	0.125	+4.2%
1981	0.133	+6.4%
1982	0.135	+1.5%
1983	0.135	+0.0%
1984	0.135	+0.0%
1985	0.135	+0.0%
1986	0.135	+0.0%
1987	0.135	+0.0%
1988	0.138	+2.2%
1989	0.129	-6.5%
1990	0.15	+16.3%
1991	0.103	-31.3%
1992	0.15	+45.6%
1993	0.181	+20.7%
1994	0.18	-0.6%
1995	0.18	+0.0%
1996	0.185	+2.8%
1997	0.188	+1.6%
1998	0.185	-1.6%
1999	0.185	+0.0%
2000	0.272	+47.0%
2001	0.481	+76.8%
2002	0.499	+3.7%
2003	0.53	+6.2%
2004	0.521	-1.7%
2005	0.523	+0.4%
2006	0.524	+0.2%
2007	0.527	+0.6%
2008	0.525	-0.4%
2009	0.521	-0.8%
2010	0.503	-3.5%
2011	0.501	-0.4%
2012	0.486	-3.0%
2013	0.401	-17.5%
2014	0.35	-12.7%
2015	0.341	-2.6%
2016	0.321	-5.9%
2017	0.29	-9.7%
2018	0.283	-2.4%
2019	0.28	-1.1%
2020	0.244	-12.9%
2021	0.236	-3.3%
2022	0.259	+9.7%
2023	0.248	-4.2%
2024	0.225	-9.3%
2025	0.208	-7.6%

Serbia compared with similar countries

Serbia's 0.208 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.347, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Serbia's 0.208 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.591, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Liberal Democracy Index in Serbia 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
1945	+140.0%	0.015	0.036
1946	+102.8%	0.036	0.073
2001	+76.8%	0.272	0.481
1941	-63.3%	0.098	0.036
1942	-61.1%	0.036	0.014
1935	+59.7%	0.067	0.107

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.03	0.03	0.03	1
1790s	0.03	0.03	0.03	10
1800s	0.03	0.03	0.03	4
1810s	0.029	0.029	0.029	1
1830s	0.0527	0.036	0.057	6
1840s	0.0662	0.059	0.068	10
1850s	0.0704	0.068	0.081	10
1860s	0.0787	0.077	0.09	10
1870s	0.0902	0.09	0.091	10
1880s	0.1025	0.09	0.127	10
1890s	0.1237	0.121	0.127	10
1900s	0.1273	0.119	0.133	10
1910s	0.1169	0.099	0.132	10
1920s	0.1345	0.122	0.139	10
1930s	0.0956	0.066	0.108	7
1940s	0.051	0.014	0.098	10
1950s	0.0955	0.088	0.098	10
1960s	0.11	0.097	0.117	10
1970s	0.1196	0.117	0.122	10
1980s	0.1335	0.125	0.138	10
1990s	0.1687	0.103	0.188	10
2000s	0.4923	0.272	0.53	10
2010s	0.3756	0.28	0.503	10
2020s	0.2367	0.208	0.259	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal democracy index in Serbia?: Liberal democracy index in Serbia was 0.208 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Serbia?: The highest recorded value was 0.53 in 2003.
What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Serbia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1942.
How does Serbia rank for liberal democracy index?: Serbia ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Serbia?: Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Serbia 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.