2026-04-13 · percent of world population
Liberal democracies house a smaller fraction of humanity
Civil-liberties protections are rarer than bare electoral competition.
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Context
V-Dem liberal democracy population shares on Our World in Data are lower than electoral democracy totals.
The grid contrasts liberal democracies with all other regime categories.