Democracy Reports

Democracy Report 2026 authored by:

• Ana Good God (Assistant Researcher)
• Marina Nord (Postdoctoral Researcher)
• Staffan I. Lindberg (Professor & V-Dem Institute Founding Director 2012–2025)
• Portuguese edition additional author: Tiago Fernandes (Professor & Director, Regional Center for Southern Europe)
• Spanish edition additional author: David Altman (Professor & Director, Regional Center for Latin America)

Both translated versions include new original sections. The Portuguese version includes a new section on the origins and impact of the Far Right in Portugal. The Spanish version includes a section which looks at the importance of institutions and electoral governance when it comes to radicalization and the containment of the Far Right in Latin America.

How to cite the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2026:

Nord, Marina, David Altman, Tiago Fernandes, Ana Good God, and Staffan I. Lindberg. 2026. Democracy Report 2026: Unraveling The Democratic Era? University of Gothenburg: V-Dem Institute.