Democracy Reports

Released by the V-Dem Institute annually in March

Out now - Democracy Report 2025 in Spanish!

The report, translated by the V-Dem Regional Center Latin America, includes a new section on Legislative Oversight and Democratic Resilience in Latin America. Download Informe sobre la democracia 2025: 25 años de autocratización: ¿democracia truncada? below.

A Portuguese translation of DR25 is coming after the summer.

Democracy Report 2025

Download the Democracy Report 2025 in English or Spanish by clicking on the images below.

DR25: 25 Years of Autocratization - Democracy Trumped?
Informe sobre la democracia 2025: 25 años de autocratización: ¿democracia truncada?

Previous Reports

DR24: Democracy Winning and Losing at the Ballot
Informe Sobre la Democracia 2024: La democracia gana y pierde en las urnas
Relatório da Democracia 2024: A Democracia a Ganhar e a Perder nas Urnas
DR 2023: Defiance in the Face of Autocratization
DR 2023: Resistencia frente a la autocratización (Spanish translation)
DR 2022: Autocratization Changing Nature?
DR 2021: Autocratization Turns Viral
DR 2020: Autocratization Surges - Resistance Grows
DR 2019: Democracy Facing Global Challenges
DR 2018: Democracy for All?
DR 2017: Democracy at Dusk?