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South Africa Liberal Democracy Index

0.633as of 2025-2.3% 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

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodLiberal Democracy Index
20250.633
20240.648
20230.602
20220.61
20210.609
20200.604
20190.623
20180.64
20170.626
20160.645
20150.649
20140.641

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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=ZA&metric_key=liberal_democracy_index" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"
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Liberal Democracy Index across Africa

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CountryLiberal Democracy IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.3112025
Kenya0.4462025
Egypt0.1152025
Ghana0.6062025
Ethiopia0.12025
Tanzania0.2972025

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