What is varieties of democracy in Czechia?

Varieties of democracy in Czechia was 0.849 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Czechia?

The highest recorded value was 0.897 in 2007.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Czechia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1815.

How does Czechia rank for varieties of democracy?

Czechia ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Czechia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Czechia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Varieties of democracy in Czechia

Name: Varieties of democracy in Czechia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Czechia: Varieties of democracy was 0.849 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.849

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

13th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.897

in 2007

All-time low

0.028

in 1815

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Varieties of democracy in Czechia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, varieties of democracy in Czechia stood at 0.849.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Czechia peaked at 0.897 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.028, in 1815.

That places Czechia 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Varieties of democracy in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in Czechia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.042	—
1790	0.042	+0.0%
1791	0.042	+0.0%
1792	0.042	+0.0%
1793	0.041	-2.4%
1794	0.037	-9.8%
1795	0.037	+0.0%
1796	0.037	+0.0%
1797	0.037	+0.0%
1798	0.037	+0.0%
1799	0.037	+0.0%
1800	0.037	+0.0%
1801	0.037	+0.0%
1802	0.037	+0.0%
1803	0.037	+0.0%
1804	0.037	+0.0%
1805	0.037	+0.0%
1806	0.037	+0.0%
1807	0.037	+0.0%
1808	0.037	+0.0%
1809	0.037	+0.0%
1810	0.037	+0.0%
1811	0.037	+0.0%
1812	0.037	+0.0%
1813	0.031	-16.2%
1814	0.031	+0.0%
1815	0.028	-9.7%
1816	0.028	+0.0%
1817	0.028	+0.0%
1818	0.028	+0.0%
1819	0.028	+0.0%
1820	0.028	+0.0%
1821	0.028	+0.0%
1822	0.028	+0.0%
1823	0.028	+0.0%
1824	0.028	+0.0%
1825	0.028	+0.0%
1826	0.028	+0.0%
1827	0.028	+0.0%
1828	0.028	+0.0%
1829	0.028	+0.0%
1830	0.028	+0.0%
1831	0.028	+0.0%
1832	0.028	+0.0%
1833	0.028	+0.0%
1834	0.028	+0.0%
1835	0.028	+0.0%
1836	0.028	+0.0%
1837	0.028	+0.0%
1838	0.028	+0.0%
1839	0.028	+0.0%
1840	0.028	+0.0%
1841	0.028	+0.0%
1842	0.028	+0.0%
1843	0.028	+0.0%
1844	0.028	+0.0%
1845	0.028	+0.0%
1846	0.028	+0.0%
1847	0.028	+0.0%
1848	0.13	+364.3%
1849	0.188	+44.6%
1850	0.142	-24.5%
1851	0.035	-75.4%
1852	0.035	+0.0%
1853	0.035	+0.0%
1854	0.035	+0.0%
1855	0.035	+0.0%
1856	0.035	+0.0%
1857	0.035	+0.0%
1858	0.035	+0.0%
1859	0.035	+0.0%
1860	0.039	+11.4%
1861	0.049	+25.6%
1862	0.049	+0.0%
1863	0.049	+0.0%
1864	0.049	+0.0%
1865	0.049	+0.0%
1866	0.049	+0.0%
1867	0.189	+285.7%
1868	0.19	+0.5%
1869	0.19	+0.0%
1870	0.204	+7.4%
1871	0.201	-1.5%
1872	0.201	+0.0%
1873	0.214	+6.5%
1874	0.214	+0.0%
1875	0.21	-1.9%
1876	0.21	+0.0%
1877	0.21	+0.0%
1878	0.21	+0.0%
1879	0.209	-0.5%
1880	0.209	+0.0%
1881	0.209	+0.0%
1882	0.209	+0.0%
1883	0.209	+0.0%
1884	0.209	+0.0%
1885	0.2	-4.3%
1886	0.2	+0.0%
1887	0.2	+0.0%
1888	0.212	+6.0%
1889	0.248	+17.0%
1890	0.254	+2.4%
1891	0.244	-3.9%
1892	0.244	+0.0%
1893	0.244	+0.0%
1894	0.244	+0.0%
1895	0.244	+0.0%
1896	0.244	+0.0%
1897	0.258	+5.7%
1898	0.258	+0.0%
1899	0.258	+0.0%
1900	0.252	-2.3%
1901	0.252	+0.0%
1902	0.252	+0.0%
1903	0.252	+0.0%
1904	0.252	+0.0%
1905	0.252	+0.0%
1906	0.252	+0.0%
1907	0.268	+6.3%
1908	0.265	-1.1%
1909	0.265	+0.0%
1910	0.265	+0.0%
1911	0.266	+0.4%
1912	0.267	+0.4%
1913	0.267	+0.0%
1914	0.248	-7.1%
1915	0.248	+0.0%
1916	0.248	+0.0%
1917	0.248	+0.0%
1918	0.302	+21.8%
1919	0.302	+0.0%
1920	0.638	+111.3%
1921	0.784	+22.9%
1922	0.786	+0.3%
1923	0.786	+0.0%
1924	0.786	+0.0%
1925	0.787	+0.1%
1926	0.795	+1.0%
1927	0.795	+0.0%
1928	0.795	+0.0%
1929	0.795	+0.0%
1930	0.782	-1.6%
1931	0.764	-2.3%
1932	0.764	+0.0%
1933	0.753	-1.4%
1934	0.754	+0.1%
1935	0.753	-0.1%
1936	0.76	+0.9%
1937	0.76	+0.0%
1938	0.661	-13.0%
1939	0.127	-80.8%
1940	0.068	-46.5%
1941	0.068	+0.0%
1942	0.068	+0.0%
1943	0.068	+0.0%
1944	0.068	+0.0%
1945	0.114	+67.6%
1946	0.199	+74.6%
1947	0.234	+17.6%
1948	0.185	-20.9%
1949	0.186	+0.5%
1950	0.186	+0.0%
1951	0.186	+0.0%
1952	0.186	+0.0%
1953	0.137	-26.3%
1954	0.127	-7.3%
1955	0.132	+3.9%
1956	0.132	+0.0%
1957	0.14	+6.1%
1958	0.196	+40.0%
1959	0.196	+0.0%
1960	0.195	-0.5%
1961	0.195	+0.0%
1962	0.196	+0.5%
1963	0.196	+0.0%
1964	0.198	+1.0%
1965	0.198	+0.0%
1966	0.198	+0.0%
1967	0.204	+3.0%
1968	0.158	-22.5%
1969	0.14	-11.4%
1970	0.132	-5.7%
1971	0.131	-0.8%
1972	0.132	+0.8%
1973	0.133	+0.8%
1974	0.133	+0.0%
1975	0.171	+28.6%
1976	0.196	+14.6%
1977	0.195	-0.5%
1978	0.195	+0.0%
1979	0.195	+0.0%
1980	0.195	+0.0%
1981	0.195	+0.0%
1982	0.195	+0.0%
1983	0.195	+0.0%
1984	0.195	+0.0%
1985	0.195	+0.0%
1986	0.197	+1.0%
1987	0.197	+0.0%
1988	0.136	-31.0%
1989	0.146	+7.4%
1990	0.794	+443.8%
1991	0.883	+11.2%
1992	0.884	+0.1%
1993	0.895	+1.2%
1994	0.895	+0.0%
1995	0.895	+0.0%
1996	0.892	-0.3%
1997	0.891	-0.1%
1998	0.884	-0.8%
1999	0.878	-0.7%
2000	0.878	+0.0%
2001	0.878	+0.0%
2002	0.884	+0.7%
2003	0.891	+0.8%
2004	0.892	+0.1%
2005	0.892	+0.0%
2006	0.896	+0.4%
2007	0.897	+0.1%
2008	0.897	+0.0%
2009	0.888	-1.0%
2010	0.883	-0.6%
2011	0.891	+0.9%
2012	0.891	+0.0%
2013	0.863	-3.1%
2014	0.852	-1.3%
2015	0.852	+0.0%
2016	0.852	+0.0%
2017	0.833	-2.2%
2018	0.81	-2.8%
2019	0.8	-1.2%
2020	0.806	+0.8%
2021	0.789	-2.1%
2022	0.854	+8.2%
2023	0.863	+1.1%
2024	0.865	+0.2%
2025	0.849	-1.8%

Czechia compared with similar countries

Czechia's 0.849 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Czechia's 0.849 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.042	0.042	0.042	1
1790s	0.0389	0.037	0.042	10
1800s	0.037	0.037	0.037	10
1810s	0.0313	0.028	0.037	10
1820s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1830s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1840s	0.0542	0.028	0.188	10
1850s	0.0457	0.035	0.142	10
1860s	0.0902	0.039	0.19	10
1870s	0.2083	0.201	0.214	10
1880s	0.2105	0.2	0.248	10
1890s	0.2492	0.244	0.258	10
1900s	0.2562	0.252	0.268	10
1910s	0.2661	0.248	0.302	10
1920s	0.7747	0.638	0.795	10
1930s	0.6878	0.127	0.782	10
1940s	0.1258	0.068	0.234	10
1950s	0.1618	0.127	0.196	10
1960s	0.1878	0.14	0.204	10
1970s	0.1613	0.131	0.196	10
1980s	0.1846	0.136	0.197	10
1990s	0.8791	0.794	0.895	10
2000s	0.8893	0.878	0.897	10
2010s	0.8527	0.8	0.891	10
2020s	0.8377	0.789	0.865	6

Countries ranked near Czechia

10 Costa Rica 0.862 compare
10 Uruguay 0.862 compare
12 Finland 0.852 compare
13 New Zealand 0.849 compare
15 Australia 0.844 compare
16 Canada 0.84 compare

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More social development data for Czechia

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 395,559 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0363 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is varieties of democracy in Czechia?: Varieties of democracy in Czechia was 0.849 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Czechia?: The highest recorded value was 0.897 in 2007.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Czechia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1815.
How does Czechia rank for varieties of democracy?: Czechia ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Czechia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Czechia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.