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Eswatini Liberal Democracy Index

0.097as of 2025-4.0% vs 2024

V-Dem liberal democracy index — electoral democracy plus liberal checks and protections — on a 0-1 scale. Source: OWID GOVERNANCE. Retrieved June 19, 2026.

Trend

20002025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodLiberal Democracy Index
20250.097
20240.101
20230.099
20220.097
20210.095
20200.115
20190.114
20180.115
20170.099
20160.097
20150.097
20140.097

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GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=SZ&metric_key=liberal_democracy_index" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Liberal Democracy Index across Africa

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CountryLiberal Democracy IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.3112025
Kenya0.4462025
South Africa0.6332025
Egypt0.1152025
Ghana0.6062025
Ethiopia0.12025

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