{
  "meta": {
    "source": "V-Dem Dataset v16",
    "generated": "2026-10-22",
    "method": "Population-weighted average of v2x_polyarchy and v2x_libdem, 1975-2024.",
    "weights": "Last e_pop available before 2020, carried forward for 2020-2024."
  },
  "x": "year",
  "xLabel": "Year",
  "yLabel": "Index (0-1)",
  "series": [
    {
      "key": "polyarchy",
      "label": "Electoral democracy"
    },
    {
      "key": "libdem",
      "label": "Liberal democracy"
    }
  ],
  "data": [
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      "year": 1975,
      "polyarchy": 0.278,
      "libdem": 0.202
    },
    {
      "year": 1976,
      "polyarchy": 0.274,
      "libdem": 0.197
    },
    {
      "year": 1977,
      "polyarchy": 0.298,
      "libdem": 0.214
    },
    {
      "year": 1978,
      "polyarchy": 0.33,
      "libdem": 0.248
    },
    {
      "year": 1979,
      "polyarchy": 0.342,
      "libdem": 0.256
    },
    {
      "year": 1980,
      "polyarchy": 0.349,
      "libdem": 0.26
    },
    {
      "year": 1981,
      "polyarchy": 0.347,
      "libdem": 0.261
    },
    {
      "year": 1982,
      "polyarchy": 0.344,
      "libdem": 0.26
    },
    {
      "year": 1983,
      "polyarchy": 0.345,
      "libdem": 0.262
    },
    {
      "year": 1984,
      "polyarchy": 0.349,
      "libdem": 0.263
    },
    {
      "year": 1985,
      "polyarchy": 0.357,
      "libdem": 0.271
    },
    {
      "year": 1986,
      "polyarchy": 0.366,
      "libdem": 0.277
    },
    {
      "year": 1987,
      "polyarchy": 0.377,
      "libdem": 0.283
    },
    {
      "year": 1988,
      "polyarchy": 0.386,
      "libdem": 0.292
    },
    {
      "year": 1989,
      "polyarchy": 0.393,
      "libdem": 0.297
    },
    {
      "year": 1990,
      "polyarchy": 0.413,
      "libdem": 0.314
    },
    {
      "year": 1991,
      "polyarchy": 0.426,
      "libdem": 0.325
    },
    {
      "year": 1992,
      "polyarchy": 0.44,
      "libdem": 0.334
    },
    {
      "year": 1993,
      "polyarchy": 0.449,
      "libdem": 0.342
    },
    {
      "year": 1994,
      "polyarchy": 0.452,
      "libdem": 0.345
    },
    {
      "year": 1995,
      "polyarchy": 0.457,
      "libdem": 0.35
    },
    {
      "year": 1996,
      "polyarchy": 0.461,
      "libdem": 0.352
    },
    {
      "year": 1997,
      "polyarchy": 0.464,
      "libdem": 0.354
    },
    {
      "year": 1998,
      "polyarchy": 0.471,
      "libdem": 0.359
    },
    {
      "year": 1999,
      "polyarchy": 0.481,
      "libdem": 0.372
    },
    {
      "year": 2000,
      "polyarchy": 0.484,
      "libdem": 0.378
    },
    {
      "year": 2001,
      "polyarchy": 0.484,
      "libdem": 0.378
    },
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "polyarchy": 0.487,
      "libdem": 0.381
    },
    {
      "year": 2003,
      "polyarchy": 0.491,
      "libdem": 0.383
    },
    {
      "year": 2004,
      "polyarchy": 0.49,
      "libdem": 0.382
    },
    {
      "year": 2005,
      "polyarchy": 0.489,
      "libdem": 0.38
    },
    {
      "year": 2006,
      "polyarchy": 0.488,
      "libdem": 0.38
    },
    {
      "year": 2007,
      "polyarchy": 0.485,
      "libdem": 0.38
    },
    {
      "year": 2008,
      "polyarchy": 0.489,
      "libdem": 0.382
    },
    {
      "year": 2009,
      "polyarchy": 0.486,
      "libdem": 0.378
    },
    {
      "year": 2010,
      "polyarchy": 0.484,
      "libdem": 0.378
    },
    {
      "year": 2011,
      "polyarchy": 0.488,
      "libdem": 0.38
    },
    {
      "year": 2012,
      "polyarchy": 0.487,
      "libdem": 0.379
    },
    {
      "year": 2013,
      "polyarchy": 0.48,
      "libdem": 0.374
    },
    {
      "year": 2014,
      "polyarchy": 0.469,
      "libdem": 0.365
    },
    {
      "year": 2015,
      "polyarchy": 0.454,
      "libdem": 0.352
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "polyarchy": 0.445,
      "libdem": 0.343
    },
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "polyarchy": 0.434,
      "libdem": 0.332
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "polyarchy": 0.431,
      "libdem": 0.327
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "polyarchy": 0.419,
      "libdem": 0.316
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "polyarchy": 0.409,
      "libdem": 0.306
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "polyarchy": 0.402,
      "libdem": 0.303
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "polyarchy": 0.397,
      "libdem": 0.297
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "polyarchy": 0.394,
      "libdem": 0.294
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "polyarchy": 0.389,
      "libdem": 0.29
    }
  ]
}