Variable: Is the country a democracy

QoG Code: (br_dem)


Dataset: Bjørnskov-Rode regime data version 6.1

Description:

Is the country democratic or not?

Following Cheibub, Gandhi, and Vreeland (2010). Dichotomous indicator of democracy based on a minimalist definition. A country is defined as democratic, if elections were conducted, these were free and fair, and if there was a peaceful turnover of legislative and executive offices following those elections. (0: No; 1: Yes)

Type of variable: Binary

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-11-05
Last updated by source: 2025-09-29


Categories:

Political System


Find this variable in:

OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 191
Standard time-series: 191
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32


This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 1950 to the year 2025