2015, Indonesia's Democracy Index Declined

The Indonesian Democracy Index (IDI) in 2015 reached 72.82 on a scale of 0-100. This achievement was lower than the 2014 IDI score of 73.04 and remained in the moderate category. The continued threat or use of violence by the public hindering freedom of expression, the low percentage of female members in the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD), and the minimal efforts in providing information on the Regional Budget (APBD) by the Regional Government kept the 2015 IDI in the moderate category.

The national democracy index is divided into three categories: good (scores above 80), moderate (scores between 60-80), and poor (scores below 60). Four provinces had a good democracy performance, 28 provinces were categorized as moderate, and two provinces—Papua and West Papua—fell into the poor category with indices below 60.

The decline in the 2015 democracy index was influenced by three aspects of democracy: civil liberties decreased by 2.32 points (from 82.62 to 80.32), political rights increased by 6.91 points (from 63.72 to 70.63), and democratic institutions decreased by 8.94 points (from 75.81 to 44.87). The inclusion of two new indicators in the variable "Role of Regional Government Bureaucracy," as a refinement of the democratic institutions aspect, experienced the sharpest decline among other aspects.