What is varieties of democracy in Peru?

Varieties of democracy in Peru was 0.667 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 0.827 in 2012.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1880.

How does Peru rank for varieties of democracy?

Peru ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Peru 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 Peru

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

Peru: Varieties of democracy was 0.667 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.667

Change on year

up 3.9%

World rank

58th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.827

in 2012

All-time low

0.02

in 1880

Years of data

199

1821–2025

Varieties of democracy in Peru, 1821–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, varieties of democracy in Peru stood at 0.667.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Peru peaked at 0.827 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1880.

That places Peru 58th 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 Peru, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in Peru, 1821 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1821	0.102	—
1822	0.181	+77.5%
1823	0.209	+15.5%
1824	0.191	-8.6%
1825	0.211	+10.5%
1826	0.15	-28.9%
1827	0.228	+52.0%
1828	0.228	+0.0%
1829	0.233	+2.2%
1830	0.218	-6.4%
1831	0.218	+0.0%
1832	0.218	+0.0%
1833	0.225	+3.2%
1834	0.219	-2.7%
1835	0.219	+0.0%
1836	0.212	-3.2%
1837	0.16	-24.5%
1838	0.16	+0.0%
1839	0.16	+0.0%
1840	0.206	+28.7%
1841	0.202	-1.9%
1842	0.174	-13.9%
1843	0.174	+0.0%
1844	0.174	+0.0%
1845	0.226	+29.9%
1846	0.242	+7.1%
1847	0.242	+0.0%
1848	0.242	+0.0%
1849	0.242	+0.0%
1850	0.242	+0.0%
1851	0.242	+0.0%
1852	0.242	+0.0%
1853	0.242	+0.0%
1854	0.232	-4.1%
1855	0.192	-17.2%
1856	0.217	+13.0%
1857	0.188	-13.4%
1858	0.189	+0.5%
1859	0.248	+31.2%
1860	0.25	+0.8%
1861	0.223	-10.8%
1862	0.223	+0.0%
1863	0.211	-5.4%
1864	0.207	-1.9%
1865	0.194	-6.3%
1866	0.184	-5.2%
1867	0.209	+13.6%
1868	0.18	-13.9%
1869	0.215	+19.4%
1870	0.215	+0.0%
1871	0.223	+3.7%
1872	0.253	+13.5%
1873	0.253	+0.0%
1874	0.253	+0.0%
1875	0.253	+0.0%
1876	0.253	+0.0%
1877	0.245	-3.2%
1878	0.245	+0.0%
1879	0.201	-18.0%
1880	0.02	-90.0%
1881	0.046	+130.0%
1882	0.052	+13.0%
1883	0.071	+36.5%
1884	0.174	+145.1%
1885	0.183	+5.2%
1892	0.215	+17.5%
1893	0.21	-2.3%
1894	0.204	-2.9%
1895	0.215	+5.4%
1896	0.238	+10.7%
1897	0.255	+7.1%
1898	0.255	+0.0%
1899	0.258	+1.2%
1900	0.262	+1.6%
1901	0.262	+0.0%
1902	0.262	+0.0%
1903	0.252	-3.8%
1904	0.246	-2.4%
1905	0.248	+0.8%
1906	0.249	+0.4%
1907	0.249	+0.0%
1908	0.248	-0.4%
1909	0.249	+0.4%
1910	0.251	+0.8%
1911	0.25	-0.4%
1912	0.25	+0.0%
1913	0.244	-2.4%
1914	0.169	-30.7%
1915	0.192	+13.6%
1916	0.247	+28.6%
1917	0.247	+0.0%
1918	0.247	+0.0%
1919	0.201	-18.6%
1920	0.129	-35.8%
1921	0.185	+43.4%
1922	0.185	+0.0%
1923	0.185	+0.0%
1924	0.185	+0.0%
1925	0.181	-2.2%
1926	0.181	+0.0%
1927	0.181	+0.0%
1928	0.181	+0.0%
1929	0.181	+0.0%
1930	0.157	-13.3%
1931	0.122	-22.3%
1932	0.152	+24.6%
1933	0.132	-13.2%
1934	0.122	-7.6%
1935	0.122	+0.0%
1936	0.122	+0.0%
1937	0.122	+0.0%
1938	0.122	+0.0%
1939	0.146	+19.7%
1940	0.25	+71.2%
1941	0.25	+0.0%
1942	0.25	+0.0%
1943	0.25	+0.0%
1944	0.25	+0.0%
1945	0.301	+20.4%
1946	0.297	-1.3%
1947	0.303	+2.0%
1948	0.174	-42.6%
1949	0.086	-50.6%
1950	0.119	+38.4%
1951	0.163	+37.0%
1952	0.163	+0.0%
1953	0.163	+0.0%
1954	0.163	+0.0%
1955	0.163	+0.0%
1956	0.265	+62.6%
1957	0.349	+31.7%
1958	0.349	+0.0%
1959	0.349	+0.0%
1960	0.35	+0.3%
1961	0.357	+2.0%
1962	0.278	-22.1%
1963	0.293	+5.4%
1964	0.411	+40.3%
1965	0.411	+0.0%
1966	0.411	+0.0%
1967	0.406	-1.2%
1968	0.267	-34.2%
1969	0.089	-66.7%
1970	0.097	+9.0%
1971	0.097	+0.0%
1972	0.097	+0.0%
1973	0.093	-4.1%
1974	0.091	-2.2%
1975	0.091	+0.0%
1976	0.1	+9.9%
1977	0.1	+0.0%
1978	0.195	+95.0%
1979	0.18	-7.7%
1980	0.441	+145.0%
1981	0.667	+51.2%
1982	0.663	-0.6%
1983	0.663	+0.0%
1984	0.663	+0.0%
1985	0.654	-1.4%
1986	0.655	+0.2%
1987	0.655	+0.0%
1988	0.655	+0.0%
1989	0.655	+0.0%
1990	0.612	-6.6%
1991	0.59	-3.6%
1992	0.249	-57.8%
1993	0.252	+1.2%
1994	0.246	-2.4%
1995	0.285	+15.9%
1996	0.362	+27.0%
1997	0.362	+0.0%
1998	0.349	-3.6%
1999	0.349	+0.0%
2000	0.413	+18.3%
2001	0.723	+75.1%
2002	0.792	+9.5%
2003	0.792	+0.0%
2004	0.792	+0.0%
2005	0.792	+0.0%
2006	0.792	+0.0%
2007	0.796	+0.5%
2008	0.801	+0.6%
2009	0.8	-0.1%
2010	0.804	+0.5%
2011	0.812	+1.0%
2012	0.827	+1.8%
2013	0.821	-0.7%
2014	0.822	+0.1%
2015	0.817	-0.6%
2016	0.788	-3.5%
2017	0.789	+0.1%
2018	0.81	+2.7%
2019	0.801	-1.1%
2020	0.818	+2.1%
2021	0.771	-5.7%
2022	0.733	-4.9%
2023	0.7	-4.5%
2024	0.642	-8.3%
2025	0.667	+3.9%

Peru compared with similar countries

Peru's 0.667 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.491, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Peru's 0.667 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Varieties of democracy in Peru 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
1884	+145.1%	0.071	0.174
1980	+145.0%	0.18	0.441
1881	+130.0%	0.02	0.046
1978	+95.0%	0.1	0.195
1880	-90.0%	0.201	0.02
1822	+77.5%	0.102	0.181

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.1926	0.102	0.233	9
1830s	0.2009	0.16	0.225	10
1840s	0.2124	0.174	0.242	10
1850s	0.2234	0.188	0.248	10
1860s	0.2096	0.18	0.25	10
1870s	0.2394	0.201	0.253	10
1880s	0.091	0.02	0.183	6
1890s	0.2313	0.204	0.258	8
1900s	0.2527	0.246	0.262	10
1910s	0.2298	0.169	0.251	10
1920s	0.1774	0.129	0.185	10
1930s	0.1319	0.122	0.157	10
1940s	0.2411	0.086	0.303	10
1950s	0.2246	0.119	0.349	10
1960s	0.3273	0.089	0.411	10
1970s	0.1141	0.091	0.195	10
1980s	0.6371	0.441	0.667	10
1990s	0.3656	0.246	0.612	10
2000s	0.7493	0.413	0.801	10
2010s	0.8091	0.788	0.827	10
2020s	0.7218	0.642	0.818	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is varieties of democracy in Peru?: Varieties of democracy in Peru was 0.667 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 0.827 in 2012.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1880.
How does Peru rank for varieties of democracy?: Peru ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru 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

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