What is liberal democracy index in Slovakia?

Liberal democracy index in Slovakia was 0.573 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Slovakia?

The highest recorded value was 0.805 in 1992.

What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Slovakia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.026 in 1953.

How does Slovakia rank for liberal democracy index?

Slovakia ranks 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Slovakia?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Slovakia 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 Slovakia

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

Slovakia: Liberal Democracy Index was 0.573 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.573

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

50th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.805

in 1992

All-time low

0.026

in 1953

Years of data

231

1789–2025

Liberal Democracy Index in Slovakia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 0.573 for liberal democracy index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal democracy index in Slovakia peaked at 0.805 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.026, in 1953.

That places Slovakia 50th 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 Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Liberal Democracy Index in Slovakia, 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	0.28	+6.5%
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%
1945	0.059	-88.1%
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	0.628	-22.0%
1994	0.539	-14.2%
1995	0.537	-0.4%
1996	0.537	+0.0%
1997	0.54	+0.6%
1998	0.626	+15.9%
1999	0.745	+19.0%
2000	0.75	+0.7%
2001	0.75	+0.0%
2002	0.748	-0.3%
2003	0.746	-0.3%
2004	0.748	+0.3%
2005	0.748	+0.0%
2006	0.723	-3.3%
2007	0.736	+1.8%
2008	0.735	-0.1%
2009	0.734	-0.1%
2010	0.752	+2.5%
2011	0.755	+0.4%
2012	0.739	-2.1%
2013	0.73	-1.2%
2014	0.726	-0.5%
2015	0.725	-0.1%
2016	0.726	+0.1%
2017	0.72	-0.8%
2018	0.698	-3.1%
2019	0.737	+5.6%
2020	0.757	+2.7%
2021	0.757	+0.0%
2022	0.76	+0.4%
2023	0.724	-4.7%
2024	0.59	-18.5%
2025	0.573	-2.9%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

Slovakia's 0.573 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.689, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Slovakia's 0.573 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.591, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

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	0.2273	0.214	0.28	10
1920s	0.6035	0.51	0.619	10
1930s	0.5774	0.495	0.606	9
1940s	0.0794	0.036	0.131	5
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	0.6463	0.537	0.805	10
2000s	0.7418	0.723	0.75	10
2010s	0.7308	0.698	0.755	10
2020s	0.6935	0.573	0.76	6

Countries ranked near Slovakia

47 Slovenia 0.589 compare
48 Israel 0.588 compare
49 Panama 0.575 compare
51 United States 0.571 compare
52 Greece 0.568 compare
53 Colombia 0.555 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal democracy index in Slovakia?: Liberal democracy index in Slovakia was 0.573 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Slovakia?: The highest recorded value was 0.805 in 1992.
What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Slovakia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.026 in 1953.
How does Slovakia rank for liberal democracy index?: Slovakia ranks 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Slovakia?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovakia 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: 30 October 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.