Countries With the Highest Governing Party, Economic Left to Right
Every country with a figure for governing party, economic left to right, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Brazil (5.37), Thailand (5.16) and Colombia (5.05). The middle country of the 156 has 3.15.
What this measures
Economic left-right position of the main governing party, in scale (0 = far left, 6 = far right). Source: V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
Where the main party in government stands on economic issues, as rated by V-Party's experts: 0 is far left (the state should run or redistribute most of the economy), 3 is the centre and 6 is far right (the market should be left alone). The main party is the one V-Party marks as the senior partner in government after each national election. It is recorded in election years only, and V-Party's data end in 2019, so the latest figure for many countries is a few years old. A one-party state has its ruling party here too: China's Communist Party is rated near the centre on economics, Cuba's near the far left. No "better" direction is set.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2019. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Governing party, economic left to right | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5.37 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2 | Thailand | 5.16 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Colombia | 5.05 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 4 | Guatemala | 4.92 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.83 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Korea, Rep. | 4.8 | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.79 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.76 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Honduras | 4.71 | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 10 | India | 4.7 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.66 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Cyprus | 4.65 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Singapore | 4.65 | 2015 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 4.64 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Guinea | 4.52 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | United States | 4.5 | 2018 | North America |
| 17 | Turkiye | 4.48 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Japan | 4.43 | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 19 | Norway | 4.42 | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Kenya | 4.39 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Chile | 4.39 | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 22 | Togo | 4.38 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Paraguay | 4.38 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 24 | Hungary | 4.33 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Haiti | 4.33 | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 26 | Netherlands | 4.28 | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Israel | 4.25 | 2015 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 28 | Armenia | 4.2 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Peru | 4.2 | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 30 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 4.19 | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 4.16 | 2015 | South Asia |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 4.12 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Latvia | 4.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Uruguay | 4.08 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 35 | Greece | 4.04 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 4.01 | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 3.99 | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 38 | Serbia | 3.97 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Malawi | 3.96 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Ukraine | 3.92 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Belgium | 3.92 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Comoros | 3.91 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 3.91 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Croatia | 3.86 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Philippines | 3.85 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 46 | Chad | 3.85 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 47 | Maldives | 3.84 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 48 | Jamaica | 3.83 | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 49 | Australia | 3.82 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 50 | Uganda | 3.81 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Pakistan | 3.75 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 52 | Cabo Verde | 3.74 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Austria | 3.72 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Burundi | 3.71 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 3.68 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 3.67 | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Tunisia | 3.67 | 2011 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.67 | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Germany | 3.66 | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 60 | Ghana | 3.64 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | France | 3.61 | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Madagascar | 3.57 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Gambia, The | 3.5 | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 64 | Malta | 3.49 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 65 | Cameroon | 3.49 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 66 | Botswana | 3.48 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 67 | Sudan | 3.46 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | Cambodia | 3.43 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 3.39 | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 3.38 | 2016 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 71 | Bhutan | 3.37 | 2013 | South Asia |
| 72 | Senegal | 3.36 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 73 | Iraq | 3.36 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 3.35 | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 75 | Ireland | 3.32 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Fiji | 3.29 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 77 | Montenegro | 3.29 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | Moldova | 3.15 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Guyana | 3.12 | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Mali | 3.12 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 3.1 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 3.04 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.02 | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 84 | Rwanda | 3 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 85 | Russian Federation | 2.99 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 86 | Iceland | 2.99 | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Namibia | 2.99 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 2.96 | 2018 | South Asia |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 2.94 | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 2.94 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Angola | 2.94 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 92 | Nepal | 2.93 | 2017 | South Asia |
| 93 | Zambia | 2.89 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 94 | Benin | 2.85 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 95 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.83 | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Gabon | 2.82 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 97 | Lithuania | 2.77 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Taiwan | 2.73 | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 99 | Djibouti | 2.66 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 100 | Mauritius | 2.66 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 101 | China | 2.64 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | Georgia | 2.62 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | Morocco | 2.61 | 2016 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 104 | Argentina | 2.52 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 105 | Myanmar | 2.51 | 2015 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 106 | Panama | 2.5 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 107 | Lesotho | 2.48 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 108 | Czechia | 2.47 | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 109 | Portugal | 2.46 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 110 | Albania | 2.45 | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Mozambique | 2.39 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 2.38 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 113 | Indonesia | 2.29 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 114 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.28 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 2.24 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 116 | Slovenia | 2.22 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | New Zealand | 2.21 | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Estonia | 2.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Poland | 2.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | Italy | 2.2 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Mongolia | 2.19 | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 2.18 | 2012 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 123 | Liberia | 2.17 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Barbados | 2.13 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 125 | Sweden | 2.06 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Malaysia | 2.04 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 127 | Turkmenistan | 2.03 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Romania | 2.02 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Niger | 2.02 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | Lao PDR | 2.01 | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 131 | Canada | 2.01 | 2019 | North America |
| 132 | Spain | 1.93 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | Denmark | 1.91 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Slovak Republic | 1.88 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 1.87 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | El Salvador | 1.82 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 1.82 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 138 | Nigeria | 1.81 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 139 | Finland | 1.79 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | South Africa | 1.79 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 141 | Ethiopia | 1.77 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 142 | Algeria | 1.67 | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 143 | Ecuador | 1.64 | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 144 | Tanzania | 1.63 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Suriname | 1.53 | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 146 | Mexico | 1.52 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 147 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.47 | 2016 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 148 | Seychelles | 1.39 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 149 | Congo, Rep. | 1.36 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 150 | Kosovo | 1.27 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 1.13 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 152 | Bolivia | 1.11 | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 153 | Cuba | 1.09 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 154 | Eritrea | 0.607 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 155 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 0.593 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 156 | Venezuela, RB | 0.59 | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
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