V-Dem’s Democracy Index Rates India at Its Lowest Since 1975

India’s V-Dem Score Hits Lowest Since 1975, Ranks 106th on Electoral Democracy Index

P Chidambaram flags India’s 106th rank among 179 countries as V-Dem gives it a 0.38 score for 2025 and classifies it as an electoral autocracy.

V-dem’s democracy index rates India at its lowest since 1975

The UN CERD’s concerns about the exclusion of a large number of voters is in line with the V-Dem Institute’s data on India’s democratic backslide

V-Dem Institute Again Classifies India as an “Electoral Autocracy,” Placing It Alongside Neighbouring Pakistan

By Syed Khalique Ahmed NEW DELHI: The Sweden-based Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute, affiliated with the University of Gothenburg, in its Democracy Report 2026, has again classified India as an “electoral autocracy”, placing it at the level of democracy in neighbouring Pakistan, Iran, Egypt and Turkiye, which are criticised internationally for controlled democracy in their […] The post V-Dem Institute Again Classifies India as an “Electo…

India ranked 106th on V-Dem electoral democracy index, lowest since 1975

V-Dem ranked India 106th of 179 countries on its Electoral Democracy Index, with a score of 0.38, its lowest level since 1975, P Chidambaram said.