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)
• Spanish edition additional author: David Altman (Professor & Director, Regional Center for Latin America)
• Portuguese edition additional author: Tiago Fernandes (Professor & Director, Regional Center for Southern Europe)

The Spanish version includes a new 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. The Portuguese version of the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2026 is forthcoming.

How to cite the 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.