| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | No authoritative open source found |
| Liberal democracy index | No authoritative open source found |
| Government effectiveness | No authoritative open source found |
| Rule of law | No authoritative open source found |
| Control of corruption | No authoritative open source found |
| Voice & accountability | No authoritative open source found |
| Political stability | No authoritative open source found |
| Regulatory quality | No authoritative open source found |
| Cabinet fragmentation index | No authoritative open source found |
| Governing majority margin | No authoritative open source found |
| Parties in executive cabinet | No authoritative open source found |
| Women in parliament | No authoritative open source found |
| Constitutional history supplement | No authoritative open source found |
| Legal system | religious system based on canon (religious) lawCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Suffrage (voting rights) | election of the pope is limited to cardinals under 80 years oldCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
previous 1929, 2000; latest issued by Pope FRANCIS 13 May 2023, effective 7 June 2023 (Fundamental Law of Vatican City State, the main governing document of the Vatican's civil entities); the Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus – the departments and ministries – used by the pontiff in governing the church
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.
