On V-Dem Liberal Democracy: Hungary 0.63 (2014) → 0.41 (2026). India 0.71 → 0.26. Both started above 0.6; both ended below 0.45. India's slide started later but went further. The Hungary 2010-2024 trajectory has become the most-cited template for understanding India's path.
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This is one of 36 standing analyses drawn from the Some Perspective dataset. It is not dated commentary: it describes a relationship in the data that holds across the series, and it is regenerated whenever the underlying dataset is refreshed. The figures quoted here reflect the 2026-08-15 data vintage.