Governance

Saint Lucia

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Women in parliament19972024
04.178.3312.516.719972024
Source: WB Gender
IndicatorValue
Electoral democracy indexNo authoritative open source found
Liberal democracy indexNo authoritative open source found
Government effectiveness0.268 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Rule of law0.503 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Control of corruption0.449 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Voice & accountability0.611 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Political stability1.04 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Regulatory quality0.182 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Cabinet fragmentation index1 indexWB DPI [2023]
Governing majority margin0.765 %WB DPI [2023]
Parties in executive cabinet13WB DPI [2023]
Women in parliament11.1 %WB Gender [2024]
Constitutional history supplementNo authoritative open source found
Legal systemEnglish common lawCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Suffrage (voting rights)18 years of age; universalCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive

previous 1958, 1960 (pre-independence); latest presented 20 December 1978, effective 22 February 1979

Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05

How to read these indices

V-Dem democracy indices range from 0 to 1 — higher values mean stronger democratic institutions. World Bank WGI governance estimates range from about −2.5 to +2.5, where higher is better. These are comparative indices across countries, not absolute scores.

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage12/15
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WGI
    world_bank_wgi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB DPI
    dpi_political_institutions
    Edition: 2023
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Saint Lucia's governance on Databook compiles 12 indicators from 4 open datasets including World Bank WGI, WB DPI, WB Gender. Key figures include government effectiveness (0.268 index), rule of law (0.503 index). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.