Democratic Backsliding Intelligence Hub

Updated with the latest available V-Dem country-year data and the latest downloadable BTI scores. This revision keeps the single-file workflow while replacing the demo values with current source-based indicators for Latin America.

V-Dem v16 BTI 2024 scores Coverage: 18 Latin American cases Latest V-Dem year: 2025

Updated dataset build

Current file generated on March 26, 2026.

Country status

Status is computed from current V-Dem electoral and liberal democracy values together with five-year polyarchy change.

CountryStatusPolyarchyLibDemBTI DemocracyBTI GovernanceChange

Country comparison

Trend analysis

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Methodology and citation note

V-Dem Institute. Country-Year: V-Dem Full+Others version 16, published March 2026. BTI Transformation Index. BTI 2024 Scores (Excel), accessed March 2026. Numeric BTI 2026 download was not available on the public downloads page at the time of this update.

Data updated from the uploaded V-Dem zip file and the BTI official downloads/dashboard pages. This file is portable and has no external runtime dependencies.