What is varieties of democracy in Mexico?

Varieties of democracy in Mexico was 0.469 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 0.711 in 2004.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 0.027 in 1789.

How does Mexico rank for varieties of democracy?

Mexico ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mexico 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 Mexico

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

Mexico: Varieties of democracy was 0.469 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.469

Change on year

down 5.4%

World rank

92nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.711

in 2004

All-time low

0.027

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Varieties of democracy in Mexico, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.469 for varieties of democracy in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Mexico peaked at 0.711 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.027, in 1789.

That places Mexico 92nd 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.

Varieties of democracy in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in Mexico, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.027	—
1790	0.027	+0.0%
1791	0.027	+0.0%
1792	0.027	+0.0%
1793	0.027	+0.0%
1794	0.027	+0.0%
1795	0.027	+0.0%
1796	0.027	+0.0%
1797	0.027	+0.0%
1798	0.027	+0.0%
1799	0.027	+0.0%
1800	0.027	+0.0%
1801	0.027	+0.0%
1802	0.027	+0.0%
1803	0.027	+0.0%
1804	0.027	+0.0%
1805	0.027	+0.0%
1806	0.027	+0.0%
1807	0.027	+0.0%
1808	0.027	+0.0%
1809	0.027	+0.0%
1810	0.029	+7.4%
1811	0.029	+0.0%
1812	0.054	+86.2%
1813	0.054	+0.0%
1814	0.054	+0.0%
1815	0.054	+0.0%
1816	0.04	-25.9%
1817	0.04	+0.0%
1818	0.04	+0.0%
1819	0.04	+0.0%
1820	0.069	+72.5%
1821	0.119	+72.5%
1822	0.12	+0.8%
1823	0.182	+51.7%
1824	0.182	+0.0%
1825	0.182	+0.0%
1826	0.182	+0.0%
1827	0.182	+0.0%
1828	0.182	+0.0%
1829	0.182	+0.0%
1830	0.182	+0.0%
1831	0.15	-17.6%
1832	0.162	+8.0%
1833	0.182	+12.3%
1834	0.182	+0.0%
1835	0.182	+0.0%
1836	0.182	+0.0%
1837	0.163	-10.4%
1838	0.163	+0.0%
1839	0.163	+0.0%
1840	0.163	+0.0%
1841	0.155	-4.9%
1842	0.186	+20.0%
1843	0.228	+22.6%
1844	0.228	+0.0%
1845	0.228	+0.0%
1846	0.189	-17.1%
1847	0.213	+12.7%
1848	0.228	+7.0%
1849	0.228	+0.0%
1850	0.195	-14.5%
1851	0.195	+0.0%
1852	0.195	+0.0%
1853	0.195	+0.0%
1854	0.234	+20.0%
1855	0.234	+0.0%
1856	0.234	+0.0%
1857	0.234	+0.0%
1858	0.157	-32.9%
1859	0.153	-2.5%
1860	0.153	+0.0%
1861	0.153	+0.0%
1862	0.153	+0.0%
1863	0.153	+0.0%
1864	0.153	+0.0%
1865	0.153	+0.0%
1866	0.153	+0.0%
1867	0.179	+17.0%
1868	0.197	+10.1%
1869	0.197	+0.0%
1870	0.197	+0.0%
1871	0.197	+0.0%
1872	0.197	+0.0%
1873	0.197	+0.0%
1874	0.197	+0.0%
1875	0.197	+0.0%
1876	0.15	-23.9%
1877	0.132	-12.0%
1878	0.129	-2.3%
1879	0.129	+0.0%
1880	0.129	+0.0%
1881	0.129	+0.0%
1882	0.129	+0.0%
1883	0.129	+0.0%
1884	0.129	+0.0%
1885	0.129	+0.0%
1886	0.129	+0.0%
1887	0.129	+0.0%
1888	0.129	+0.0%
1889	0.129	+0.0%
1890	0.129	+0.0%
1891	0.129	+0.0%
1892	0.129	+0.0%
1893	0.129	+0.0%
1894	0.129	+0.0%
1895	0.129	+0.0%
1896	0.129	+0.0%
1897	0.129	+0.0%
1898	0.129	+0.0%
1899	0.129	+0.0%
1900	0.124	-3.9%
1901	0.108	-12.9%
1902	0.108	+0.0%
1903	0.108	+0.0%
1904	0.108	+0.0%
1905	0.108	+0.0%
1906	0.108	+0.0%
1907	0.108	+0.0%
1908	0.108	+0.0%
1909	0.108	+0.0%
1910	0.12	+11.1%
1911	0.135	+12.5%
1912	0.189	+40.0%
1913	0.113	-40.2%
1914	0.104	-8.0%
1915	0.108	+3.8%
1916	0.112	+3.7%
1917	0.193	+72.3%
1918	0.225	+16.6%
1919	0.225	+0.0%
1920	0.201	-10.7%
1921	0.192	-4.5%
1922	0.192	+0.0%
1923	0.192	+0.0%
1924	0.189	-1.6%
1925	0.186	-1.6%
1926	0.183	-1.6%
1927	0.183	+0.0%
1928	0.184	+0.5%
1929	0.167	-9.2%
1930	0.177	+6.0%
1931	0.177	+0.0%
1932	0.177	+0.0%
1933	0.176	-0.6%
1934	0.187	+6.3%
1935	0.193	+3.2%
1936	0.193	+0.0%
1937	0.191	-1.0%
1938	0.191	+0.0%
1939	0.199	+4.2%
1940	0.2	+0.5%
1941	0.189	-5.5%
1942	0.189	+0.0%
1943	0.19	+0.5%
1944	0.191	+0.5%
1945	0.191	+0.0%
1946	0.193	+1.0%
1947	0.194	+0.5%
1948	0.194	+0.0%
1949	0.196	+1.0%
1950	0.196	+0.0%
1951	0.196	+0.0%
1952	0.194	-1.0%
1953	0.195	+0.5%
1954	0.229	+17.4%
1955	0.23	+0.4%
1956	0.231	+0.4%
1957	0.231	+0.0%
1958	0.228	-1.3%
1959	0.228	+0.0%
1960	0.228	+0.0%
1961	0.23	+0.9%
1962	0.231	+0.4%
1963	0.231	+0.0%
1964	0.231	+0.0%
1965	0.231	+0.0%
1966	0.231	+0.0%
1967	0.235	+1.7%
1968	0.236	+0.4%
1969	0.241	+2.1%
1970	0.248	+2.9%
1971	0.247	-0.4%
1972	0.249	+0.8%
1973	0.248	-0.4%
1974	0.249	+0.4%
1975	0.249	+0.0%
1976	0.26	+4.4%
1977	0.276	+6.2%
1978	0.296	+7.2%
1979	0.296	+0.0%
1980	0.298	+0.7%
1981	0.302	+1.3%
1982	0.312	+3.3%
1983	0.319	+2.2%
1984	0.319	+0.0%
1985	0.32	+0.3%
1986	0.322	+0.6%
1987	0.327	+1.6%
1988	0.345	+5.5%
1989	0.368	+6.7%
1990	0.388	+5.4%
1991	0.41	+5.7%
1992	0.438	+6.8%
1993	0.455	+3.9%
1994	0.467	+2.6%
1995	0.491	+5.1%
1996	0.512	+4.3%
1997	0.555	+8.4%
1998	0.6	+8.1%
1999	0.605	+0.8%
2000	0.671	+10.9%
2001	0.681	+1.5%
2002	0.693	+1.8%
2003	0.702	+1.3%
2004	0.711	+1.3%
2005	0.711	+0.0%
2006	0.674	-5.2%
2007	0.639	-5.2%
2008	0.649	+1.6%
2009	0.65	+0.2%
2010	0.662	+1.8%
2011	0.662	+0.0%
2012	0.65	-1.8%
2013	0.623	-4.2%
2014	0.621	-0.3%
2015	0.643	+3.5%
2016	0.643	+0.0%
2017	0.638	-0.8%
2018	0.675	+5.8%
2019	0.684	+1.3%
2020	0.664	-2.9%
2021	0.624	-6.0%
2022	0.584	-6.4%
2023	0.548	-6.2%
2024	0.496	-9.5%
2025	0.469	-5.4%

Mexico compared with similar countries

Mexico's 0.469 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.491, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Mexico's 0.469 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Varieties of democracy in Mexico 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
1812	+86.2%	0.029	0.054
1820	+72.5%	0.04	0.069
1821	+72.5%	0.069	0.119
1917	+72.3%	0.112	0.193
1823	+51.7%	0.12	0.182
1913	-40.2%	0.189	0.113

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.027	0.027	0.027	1
1790s	0.027	0.027	0.027	10
1800s	0.027	0.027	0.027	10
1810s	0.0434	0.029	0.054	10
1820s	0.1582	0.069	0.182	10
1830s	0.1711	0.15	0.182	10
1840s	0.2046	0.155	0.228	10
1850s	0.2026	0.153	0.234	10
1860s	0.1644	0.153	0.197	10
1870s	0.1722	0.129	0.197	10
1880s	0.129	0.129	0.129	10
1890s	0.129	0.129	0.129	10
1900s	0.1096	0.108	0.124	10
1910s	0.1524	0.104	0.225	10
1920s	0.1869	0.167	0.201	10
1930s	0.1861	0.176	0.199	10
1940s	0.1927	0.189	0.2	10
1950s	0.2158	0.194	0.231	10
1960s	0.2325	0.228	0.241	10
1970s	0.2618	0.247	0.296	10
1980s	0.3232	0.298	0.368	10
1990s	0.4921	0.388	0.605	10
2000s	0.6781	0.639	0.711	10
2010s	0.6501	0.621	0.684	10
2020s	0.5642	0.469	0.664	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is varieties of democracy in Mexico?: Varieties of democracy in Mexico was 0.469 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 0.711 in 2004.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.027 in 1789.
How does Mexico rank for varieties of democracy?: Mexico ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico 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.