Political Institutions & Civic Participation

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 0

Advanced 23

Established 28

Transitional 53

Foundational 37

Nascent 41

Inception 15

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Political Institutions & Civic Participation. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Political Institutions & Civic Participation	Electoral Management & Integrity	Legislature & Deliberative Institutions	Citizen Participation & Civic Space
1	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	17.3Advanced	18	17	17
2	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	17.3Advanced	17	17	18
3	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	17.3Advanced	18	17	17
4	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	17.3Advanced	17	17	18
5	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	17.3Advanced	17	17	18
6	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	17.0Advanced	18	17	16
7	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	17.0Advanced	18	17	16
8	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	17.0Advanced	17	17	17
9	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	17.0Advanced	17	17	17
10	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	16.7Advanced	16	18	16
11	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	16.7Advanced	16	18	16
12	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	16.3Advanced	17	16	16
13	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	16.0Advanced	16	16	16
14	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	16.0Advanced	17	15	16
15	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	16.0Advanced	17	16	15
16	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	15.7Advanced	16	16	15
17	🇫🇷France	Europe	15.7Advanced	16	16	15
18	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	15.7Advanced	16	15	16
19	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	15.7Advanced	16	15	16
20	🇺🇸United States	Americas	15.7Advanced	14	18	15
21	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	15.3Advanced	16	16	14
22	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	15.0Advanced	16	14	15
23	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	15.0Advanced	16	14	15
24	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	14.7Established	16	14	14
25	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	14.7Established	16	14	14
26	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	14.7Established	15	15	14
27	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	14.3Established	16	13	14
28	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	14.3Established	15	14	14
29	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	14.3Established	15	14	14
30	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	14.3Established	15	14	14
31	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	14.3Established	15	14	14
32	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	14.3Established	15	14	14
33	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	14.0Established	15	14	13
34	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	14.0Established	15	13	14
35	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	14.0Established	15	14	13
36	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	13.7Established	14	14	13
37	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	13.7Established	15	13	13
38	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	13.3Established	14	13	13
39	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	13.3Established	15	12	13
40	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	13.3Established	14	13	13
41	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	13.0Established	14	12	13
42	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	12.7Established	14	11	13
43	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	12.7Established	14	12	12
44	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	12.7Established	14	12	12
45	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	12.7Established	14	12	12
46	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	12.7Established	14	12	12
47	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	12.3Established	14	11	12
48	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	12.3Established	14	12	11
49	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	12.0Established	13	11	12
50	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	12.0Established	13	11	12
51	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	12.0Established	14	12	10
52	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	11.7Transitional	13	11	11
53	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	11.7Transitional	12	12	11
54	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	11.7Transitional	12	12	11
55	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	11.7Transitional	13	11	11
56	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	11.7Transitional	12	12	11
57	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	11.7Transitional	13	11	11
58	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	11.3Transitional	13	10	11
59	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	11.3Transitional	13	11	10
60	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	11.3Transitional	13	10	11
61	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	11.3Transitional	13	10	11
62	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	11.3Transitional	13	10	11
63	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	11.3Transitional	11	12	11
64	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	11.0Transitional	13	9	11
65	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	11.0Transitional	12	11	10
66	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	11.0Transitional	11	11	11
67	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	11.0Transitional	12	10	11
68	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	11.0Transitional	13	12	8
69	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	10.7Transitional	12	11	9
70	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	10.7Transitional	11	10	11
71	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	10.7Transitional	11	10	11
72	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	10.7Transitional	12	10	10
73	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	10.7Transitional	12	10	10
74	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	10.3Transitional	11	10	10
75	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	10.3Transitional	12	9	10
76	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	10.3Transitional	12	9	10
77	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	10.3Transitional	12	10	9
78	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	10.3Transitional	11	10	10
79	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	10.3Transitional	12	10	9
80	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	10.0Transitional	11	9	10
81	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	10.0Transitional	11	9	10
82	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	10.0Transitional	12	8	10
83	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	10.0Transitional	11	10	9
84	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	10.0Transitional	11	9	10
85	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	10.0Transitional	11	9	10
86	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	9.7Transitional	10	9	10
87	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	9.7Transitional	11	9	9
88	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	9.7Transitional	11	8	10
89	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	9.7Transitional	11	8	10
90	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	9.7Transitional	11	9	9
91	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	9.7Transitional	10	10	9
92	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	9.7Transitional	11	8	10
93	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	9.7Transitional	11	8	10
94	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	9.7Transitional	11	8	10
95	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	9.7Transitional	11	8	10
96	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	9.3Transitional	10	8	10
97	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	9.0Transitional	11	8	8
98	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	9.0Transitional	10	8	9
99	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	9.0Transitional	10	8	9
100	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	9.0Transitional	12	6	9
101	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	9.0Transitional	10	9	8
102	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	9.0Transitional	10	8	9
103	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	9.0Transitional	10	8	9
104	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	9.0Transitional	11	10	6
105	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	8.7Foundational	10	8	8
106	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	8.7Foundational	9	8	9
107	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	8.7Foundational	8	9	9
108	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	8.7Foundational	10	7	9
109	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	8.3Foundational	10	7	8
110	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	8.3Foundational	10	7	8
111	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	8.3Foundational	10	8	7
112	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	8.3Foundational	10	7	8
113	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	8.3Foundational	9	7	9
114	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	10	6	8
115	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	8.0Foundational	9	8	7
116	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	8	9	7
117	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	8.0Foundational	9	7	8
118	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	8.0Foundational	8	9	7
119	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	8.0Foundational	9	7	8
120	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	7.7Foundational	9	7	7
121	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	7.7Foundational	9	7	7
122	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	7.7Foundational	9	7	7
123	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	7.7Foundational	9	6	8
124	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	7.7Foundational	9	6	8
125	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	7.7Foundational	8	7	8
126	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	7.3Foundational	8	7	7
127	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	7.3Foundational	10	6	6
128	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	7.3Foundational	8	7	7
129	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	7.3Foundational	8	7	7
130	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	7.3Foundational	7	9	6
131	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	7.0Foundational	8	7	6
132	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	7.0Foundational	8	6	7
133	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	7.0Foundational	9	5	7
134	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	7.0Foundational	6	7	8
135	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	6.7Foundational	6	6	8
136	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	6.7Foundational	7	7	6
137	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	6.3Foundational	7	6	6
138	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	6.3Foundational	7	7	5
139	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	6.0Foundational	8	6	4
140	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	6.0Foundational	7	6	5
141	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	6	6
142	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	5.7Nascent	6	6	5
143	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	5.7Nascent	8	6	3
144	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	5.7Nascent	7	6	4
145	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	5.7Nascent	7	6	4
146	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	5.7Nascent	7	5	5
147	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	5.7Nascent	6	6	5
148	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	5.7Nascent	6	6	5
149	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	5.3Nascent	5	7	4
150	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	5.3Nascent	5	5	6
151	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	5.0Nascent	6	5	4
152	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	5	5
153	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	6	6	3
154	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	4.7Nascent	6	5	3
155	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	4.7Nascent	5	5	4
156	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	4.7Nascent	5	4	5
157	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	4.7Nascent	5	6	3
158	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	4.3Nascent	5	5	3
159	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	4.3Nascent	5	5	3
160	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	4.3Nascent	5	3	5
161	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	4.3Nascent	5	4	4
162	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	4.3Nascent	4	6	3
163	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	4.0Nascent	5	5	2
164	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	4.0Nascent	5	4	3
165	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	4.0Nascent	5	3	4
166	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	4.0Nascent	4	3	5
167	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	4.0Nascent	4	4	4
168	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	3.7Nascent	3	4	4
169	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	3.7Nascent	4	4	3
170	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	3.7Nascent	4	4	3
171	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	3.7Nascent	3	4	4
172	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	3.7Nascent	4	4	3
173	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	3.7Nascent	5	3	3
174	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	3.7Nascent	5	3	3
175	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	3.3Nascent	5	3	2
176	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	3.3Nascent	3	4	3
177	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	3.3Nascent	4	4	2
178	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	3.3Nascent	3	4	3
179	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	3.3Nascent	3	4	3
180	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	3.0Nascent	3	3	3
181	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	3.0Nascent	3	4	2
182	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	3.0Nascent	3	2	4
183	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	2.7Inception	3	2	3
184	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	2.7Inception	2	4	2
185	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	2.3Inception	2	3	2
186	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	2	2	2
187	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	2.0Inception	3	2	1
188	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	2.0Inception	2	1	3
189	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	2.0Inception	2	2	2
190	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	3	2	1
191	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	1.3Inception	2	1	1
192	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	1.3Inception	1	2	1
193	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	1.3Inception	1	2	1
194	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	1	1	1
195	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	1.0Inception	0	1	2
196	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	2	1	0
197	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	0.7Inception	1	1	0