106 countries and territories around the world are democracies
Note: Data is based on 106 countries classified as democracies and includes some fully self-governing territories whose sovereign status is disputed. Refer to the methodology to learn more about how we identified democracies.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis using data from Freedom House, the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Varieties of Democracy Institute.
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106 countries and territories around the world are democracies
| Democracy | ratio | ISO3 | pop_2026 | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 19650 | ALB | 2751000 | Europe |
| Andorra | 3000 | AND | 84000 | Europe |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 5588 | ATG | 95000 | Americas |
| Argentina | 179004 | ARG | 46004000 | Americas |
| Armenia | 27393 | ARM | 2931000 | Europe |
| Australia | 181513 | AUS | 27227000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Austria | 49765 | AUT | 9107000 | Europe |
| Bahamas | 9878 | BHS | 405000 | Americas |
| Barbados | 9433 | BRB | 283000 | Americas |
| Belgium | 78500 | BEL | 11775000 | Europe |
| Belize | 13839 | BLZ | 429000 | Americas |
| Bhutan | 17064 | BTN | 802000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Bolivia | 98069 | BOL | 12749000 | Americas |
| Botswana | 40046 | BWA | 2603000 | Africa |
| Brazil | 416302 | BRA | 213563000 | Americas |
| Bulgaria | 27783 | BGR | 6668000 | Europe |
| Canada | 117983 | CAN | 40468000 | Americas |
| Cape Verde | 7361 | CPV | 530000 | Africa |
| Chile | 128684 | CHL | 19946000 | Americas |
| Colombia | 294732 | COL | 53936000 | Americas |
| Costa Rica | 90789 | CRI | 5175000 | Americas |
| Croatia | 25311 | HRV | 3822000 | Europe |
| Cyprus | 17446 | CYP | 977000 | Europe |
| Czech Republic | 52640 | CZE | 10528000 | Europe |
| Denmark | 33654 | DNK | 6024000 | Europe |
| Dominica | 2063 | DMA | 66000 | Americas |
| Dominican Republic | 61105 | DOM | 11610000 | Americas |
| East Timor | 22108 | TLS | 1437000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Ecuador | 122152 | ECU | 18445000 | Americas |
| Estonia | 13178 | EST | 1331000 | Europe |
| Fiji | 17036 | FJI | 937000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Finland | 28110 | FIN | 5622000 | Europe |
| France | 115678 | FRA | 66746000 | Europe |
| Germany | 132768 | DEU | 83644000 | Europe |
| Ghana | 129341 | GHA | 35698000 | Africa |
| Greece | 32990 | GRC | 9897000 | Europe |
| Grenada | 7800 | GRD | 117000 | Americas |
| Guyana | 12938 | GUY | 841000 | Americas |
| Hungary | 48171 | HUN | 9586000 | Europe |
| Iceland | 6381 | ISL | 402000 | Europe |
| India | 2724402 | IND | 1476626000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Ireland | 30787 | IRL | 5357000 | Europe |
| Israel | 80400 | ISR | 9648000 | Middle East |
| Italy | 147315 | ITA | 58926000 | Europe |
| Jamaica | 44968 | JAM | 2833000 | Americas |
| Japan | 263286 | JPN | 122428000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Kiribati | 3067 | KIR | 138000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Kosovo | 13892 | XKX | 1667000 | Europe |
| Latvia | 18360 | LVA | 1836000 | Europe |
| Lesotho | 19908 | LSO | 2389000 | Africa |
| Liberia | 80192 | LBR | 5854000 | Africa |
| Liechtenstein | 1600 | LIE | 40000 | Europe |
| Lithuania | 19837 | LTU | 2797000 | Europe |
| Luxembourg | 11450 | LUX | 687000 | Europe |
| Malawi | 99502 | MWI | 22786000 | Africa |
| Malaysia | 163896 | MYS | 36385000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Malta | 8194 | MLT | 549000 | Europe |
| Marshall Islands | 1061 | MHL | 35000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Mauritius | 19167 | MUS | 1265000 | Africa |
| Micronesia, Federated States | 8143 | FSM | 114000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Moldova | 29317 | MDA | 2961000 | Europe |
| Monaco | 1583 | MCO | 38000 | Europe |
| Mongolia | 28230 | MNG | 3557000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Montenegro | 7728 | MNE | 626000 | Europe |
| Namibia | 32844 | NAM | 3153000 | Africa |
| Nauru | 632 | NRU | 12000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Nepal | 107742 | NPL | 29629000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Netherlands | 122993 | NLD | 18449000 | Europe |
| New Zealand | 42984 | NZL | 5287000 | Asia-Pacific |
| North Macedonia | 15033 | MKD | 1804000 | Europe |
| Northern Cyprus | 8100 | CYP | 405000 | Europe |
| Norway | 33450 | NOR | 5653000 | Europe |
| Palau | 1125 | PLW | 18000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Panama | 65155 | PAN | 4626000 | Americas |
| Paraguay | 88688 | PRY | 7095000 | Americas |
| Peru | 268631 | PER | 34922000 | Americas |
| Philippines | 370201 | PHL | 117724000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Poland | 82267 | POL | 37843000 | Europe |
| Portugal | 45196 | PRT | 10395000 | Europe |
| Romania | 56801 | ROU | 18801000 | Europe |
| Samoa | 4333 | WSM | 221000 | Asia-Pacific |
| San Marino | 567 | SMR | 34000 | Europe |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 4455 | STP | 245000 | Africa |
| Senegal | 117376 | SEN | 19367000 | Africa |
| Seychelles | 3971 | SYC | 135000 | Africa |
| Slovakia | 36340 | SVK | 5451000 | Europe |
| Slovenia | 23500 | SVN | 2115000 | Europe |
| Solomon Islands | 17160 | SLB | 858000 | Asia-Pacific |
| South Africa | 163633 | ZAF | 65453000 | Africa |
| South Korea | 172000 | KOR | 51600000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Spain | 136717 | ESP | 47851000 | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | 103769 | LKA | 23348000 | Asia-Pacific |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 3133 | KNA | 47000 | Americas |
| St. Lucia | 10588 | LCA | 180000 | Americas |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4304 | VCT | 99000 | Americas |
| Suriname | 12647 | SUR | 645000 | Americas |
| Sweden | 30662 | SWE | 10701000 | Europe |
| Switzerland | 45040 | CHE | 9008000 | Europe |
| Taiwan | 203637 | TWN | 23011000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Tonga | 3433 | TON | 103000 | Asia-Pacific |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 36902 | TTO | 1513000 | Americas |
| Tuvalu | 563 | TUV | 9000 | Asia-Pacific |
| United Kingdom | 107588 | GBR | 69932000 | Europe |
| United States | 802379 | USA | 349035000 | Americas |
| Uruguay | 34172 | URY | 3383000 | Americas |
| Vanuatu | 6596 | VUT | 343000 | Asia-Pacific |
Note: Data is based on 106 countries classified as democracies and includes some fully self-governing territories whose sovereign status is disputed. Refer to the methodology to learn more about how we identified democracies.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis using data from Freedom House, the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Varieties of Democracy Institute.
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