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Participatory Democracy Index in Argentina

Argentina: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.429 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.429
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
55th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.585
in 1984
All-time low
0.02
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Argentina, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, participatory democracy index in Argentina stood at 0.429.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Argentina peaked at 0.585 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1789.

Argentina ranks 55th 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.

Participatory Democracy Index in Argentina, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.02 —
1790 0.02 +0.0%
1791 0.02 +0.0%
1792 0.02 +0.0%
1793 0.02 +0.0%
1794 0.02 +0.0%
1795 0.02 +0.0%
1796 0.02 +0.0%
1797 0.02 +0.0%
1798 0.02 +0.0%
1799 0.02 +0.0%
1800 0.02 +0.0%
1801 0.02 +0.0%
1802 0.02 +0.0%
1803 0.02 +0.0%
1804 0.02 +0.0%
1805 0.02 +0.0%
1806 0.02 +0.0%
1807 0.02 +0.0%
1808 0.02 +0.0%
1809 0.02 +0.0%
1810 0.052 +160.0%
1811 0.054 +3.8%
1812 0.066 +22.2%
1813 0.066 +0.0%
1814 0.066 +0.0%
1815 0.066 +0.0%
1816 0.071 +7.6%
1817 0.073 +2.8%
1818 0.073 +0.0%
1819 0.073 +0.0%
1820 0.074 +1.4%
1821 0.074 +0.0%
1822 0.074 +0.0%
1823 0.074 +0.0%
1824 0.074 +0.0%
1825 0.074 +0.0%
1826 0.077 +4.1%
1827 0.076 -1.3%
1828 0.072 -5.3%
1829 0.071 -1.4%
1830 0.067 -5.6%
1831 0.067 +0.0%
1832 0.067 +0.0%
1833 0.067 +0.0%
1834 0.067 +0.0%
1835 0.067 +0.0%
1836 0.067 +0.0%
1837 0.067 +0.0%
1838 0.067 +0.0%
1839 0.067 +0.0%
1840 0.067 +0.0%
1841 0.067 +0.0%
1842 0.067 +0.0%
1843 0.067 +0.0%
1844 0.067 +0.0%
1845 0.067 +0.0%
1846 0.067 +0.0%
1847 0.067 +0.0%
1848 0.067 +0.0%
1849 0.067 +0.0%
1850 0.067 +0.0%
1851 0.067 +0.0%
1852 0.067 +0.0%
1853 0.105 +56.7%
1854 0.125 +19.0%
1855 0.145 +16.0%
1856 0.145 +0.0%
1857 0.152 +4.8%
1858 0.152 +0.0%
1859 0.152 +0.0%
1860 0.159 +4.6%
1861 0.179 +12.6%
1862 0.188 +5.0%
1863 0.193 +2.7%
1864 0.194 +0.5%
1865 0.194 +0.0%
1866 0.193 -0.5%
1867 0.193 +0.0%
1868 0.193 +0.0%
1869 0.193 +0.0%
1870 0.198 +2.6%
1871 0.198 +0.0%
1872 0.196 -1.0%
1873 0.196 +0.0%
1874 0.203 +3.6%
1875 0.203 +0.0%
1876 0.201 -1.0%
1877 0.201 +0.0%
1878 0.2 -0.5%
1879 0.2 +0.0%
1880 0.212 +6.0%
1881 0.212 +0.0%
1882 0.211 -0.5%
1883 0.211 +0.0%
1884 0.212 +0.5%
1885 0.212 +0.0%
1886 0.211 -0.5%
1887 0.211 +0.0%
1888 0.212 +0.5%
1889 0.212 +0.0%
1890 0.233 +9.9%
1891 0.233 +0.0%
1892 0.235 +0.9%
1893 0.235 +0.0%
1894 0.236 +0.4%
1895 0.236 +0.0%
1896 0.234 -0.8%
1897 0.234 +0.0%
1898 0.236 +0.9%
1899 0.236 +0.0%
1900 0.234 -0.8%
1901 0.234 +0.0%
1902 0.234 +0.0%
1903 0.234 +0.0%
1904 0.229 -2.1%
1905 0.228 -0.4%
1906 0.228 +0.0%
1907 0.228 +0.0%
1908 0.228 +0.0%
1909 0.228 +0.0%
1910 0.239 +4.8%
1911 0.241 +0.8%
1912 0.269 +11.6%
1913 0.27 +0.4%
1914 0.268 -0.7%
1915 0.268 +0.0%
1916 0.277 +3.4%
1917 0.286 +3.2%
1918 0.293 +2.4%
1919 0.291 -0.7%
1920 0.293 +0.7%
1921 0.293 +0.0%
1922 0.297 +1.4%
1923 0.299 +0.7%
1924 0.3 +0.3%
1925 0.3 +0.0%
1926 0.3 +0.0%
1927 0.3 +0.0%
1928 0.299 -0.3%
1929 0.3 +0.3%
1930 0.21 -30.0%
1931 0.151 -28.1%
1932 0.19 +25.8%
1933 0.207 +8.9%
1934 0.203 -1.9%
1935 0.204 +0.5%
1936 0.203 -0.5%
1937 0.204 +0.5%
1938 0.205 +0.5%
1939 0.205 +0.0%
1940 0.209 +2.0%
1941 0.21 +0.5%
1942 0.211 +0.5%
1943 0.158 -25.1%
1944 0.14 -11.4%
1945 0.137 -2.1%
1946 0.218 +59.1%
1947 0.227 +4.1%
1948 0.243 +7.0%
1949 0.237 -2.5%
1950 0.228 -3.8%
1951 0.223 -2.2%
1952 0.222 -0.4%
1953 0.22 -0.9%
1954 0.218 -0.9%
1955 0.221 +1.4%
1956 0.144 -34.8%
1957 0.155 +7.6%
1958 0.258 +66.5%
1959 0.306 +18.6%
1960 0.312 +2.0%
1961 0.313 +0.3%
1962 0.21 -32.9%
1963 0.225 +7.1%
1964 0.331 +47.1%
1965 0.332 +0.3%
1966 0.196 -41.0%
1967 0.151 -23.0%
1968 0.152 +0.7%
1969 0.152 +0.0%
1970 0.153 +0.7%
1971 0.155 +1.3%
1972 0.157 +1.3%
1973 0.301 +91.7%
1974 0.356 +18.3%
1975 0.329 -7.6%
1976 0.126 -61.7%
1977 0.111 -11.9%
1978 0.111 +0.0%
1979 0.111 +0.0%
1980 0.111 +0.0%
1981 0.111 +0.0%
1982 0.112 +0.9%
1983 0.169 +50.9%
1984 0.585 +246.2%
1985 0.564 -3.6%
1986 0.56 -0.7%
1987 0.562 +0.4%
1988 0.567 +0.9%
1989 0.563 -0.7%
1990 0.565 +0.4%
1991 0.567 +0.4%
1992 0.567 +0.0%
1993 0.561 -1.1%
1994 0.576 +2.7%
1995 0.575 -0.2%
1996 0.572 -0.5%
1997 0.572 +0.0%
1998 0.571 -0.2%
1999 0.571 +0.0%
2000 0.576 +0.9%
2001 0.575 -0.2%
2002 0.569 -1.0%
2003 0.555 -2.5%
2004 0.543 -2.2%
2005 0.542 -0.2%
2006 0.53 -2.2%
2007 0.532 +0.4%
2008 0.519 -2.4%
2009 0.513 -1.2%
2010 0.502 -2.1%
2011 0.502 +0.0%
2012 0.511 +1.8%
2013 0.519 +1.6%
2014 0.523 +0.8%
2015 0.513 -1.9%
2016 0.502 -2.1%
2017 0.5 -0.4%
2018 0.52 +4.0%
2019 0.517 -0.6%
2020 0.537 +3.9%
2021 0.534 -0.6%
2022 0.563 +5.4%
2023 0.569 +1.1%
2024 0.462 -18.8%
2025 0.429 -7.1%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 0.429 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.294, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 0.429 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.429, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Participatory Democracy Index in Argentina 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.

YearChange FromTo
1984 +246.2% 0.169 0.585
1810 +160.0% 0.02 0.052
1973 +91.7% 0.157 0.301
1958 +66.5% 0.155 0.258
1976 -61.7% 0.329 0.126
1946 +59.1% 0.137 0.218

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.02 0.02 0.02 1
1790s 0.02 0.02 0.02 10
1800s 0.02 0.02 0.02 10
1810s 0.066 0.052 0.073 10
1820s 0.074 0.071 0.077 10
1830s 0.067 0.067 0.067 10
1840s 0.067 0.067 0.067 10
1850s 0.1177 0.067 0.152 10
1860s 0.1879 0.159 0.194 10
1870s 0.1996 0.196 0.203 10
1880s 0.2116 0.211 0.212 10
1890s 0.2348 0.233 0.236 10
1900s 0.2305 0.228 0.234 10
1910s 0.2702 0.239 0.293 10
1920s 0.2981 0.293 0.3 10
1930s 0.1982 0.151 0.21 10
1940s 0.199 0.137 0.243 10
1950s 0.2195 0.144 0.306 10
1960s 0.2374 0.151 0.332 10
1970s 0.191 0.111 0.356 10
1980s 0.3904 0.111 0.585 10
1990s 0.5697 0.561 0.576 10
2000s 0.5454 0.513 0.576 10
2010s 0.5109 0.5 0.523 10
2020s 0.5157 0.429 0.569 6

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 52 Peru 0.448 compare
  2. 53 Panama 0.441 compare
  3. 54 Nepal 0.435 compare
  4. 55 Solomon Islands 0.429 compare
  5. 57 Guatemala 0.421 compare
  6. 58 Romania 0.416 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory democracy index in Argentina?
Participatory democracy index in Argentina was 0.429 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.585 in 1984.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1789.
How does Argentina rank for participatory democracy index?
Argentina ranks 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Participatory Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.