What is liberal democracy index in Sri Lanka?

Liberal democracy index in Sri Lanka was 0.613 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 0.613 in 2025.

What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 0.196 in 1900.

How does Sri Lanka rank for liberal democracy index?

Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka: Liberal Democracy Index was 0.613 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.613

Change on year

up 23.3%

World rank

44th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.613

in 2025

All-time low

0.196

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Liberal Democracy Index in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, liberal democracy index in Sri Lanka stood at 0.613. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal democracy index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.613 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.196, in 1900.

That places Sri Lanka 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.196	0.196	0.196	10
1910s	0.2345	0.203	0.238	10
1920s	0.2505	0.248	0.251	10
1930s	0.285	0.252	0.294	10
1940s	0.3408	0.289	0.526	10
1950s	0.4994	0.479	0.53	10
1960s	0.5022	0.499	0.506	10
1970s	0.4228	0.367	0.479	10
1980s	0.3068	0.268	0.338	10
1990s	0.3143	0.274	0.346	10
2000s	0.2876	0.233	0.34	10
2010s	0.3483	0.243	0.481	10
2020s	0.458	0.379	0.613	6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

41 Suriname 0.626 compare
42 Vanuatu 0.623 compare
45 Ghana 0.606 compare
46 Croatia 0.593 compare
47 Slovenia 0.589 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Sri Lanka

Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 213 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 148,369 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.816 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.52 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.816 (2025)
Key features of electoral democracy 0.783 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal democracy index in Sri Lanka?: Liberal democracy index in Sri Lanka was 0.613 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.613 in 2025.
What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.196 in 1900.
How does Sri Lanka rank for liberal democracy index?: Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.