Democracy index

This article covers The Economist's Democracy Index. For the evaluation of democracies in general, see Democracy Measurement .

Democracy Index 2019

Complete democracies: 9-10 8.01-8.99

Incomplete democracies: 7-8 6-6.99

Hybrid regime (mixed forms): 5-5.99 4-4.99

Authoritarian regimes: 3-3.99 2-2.99 0-1.99

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The Democracy Index ( English Democracy Index ) is a by the magazine The Economist Index calculated the degree of democracy measures in 167 countries (see also measure democracy ). It was first published in 2006 and mostly annually thereafter.

This index distinguishes between two types of democracy and two types of regimes: complete democracies, incomplete democracies, hybrid regimes (hybrid forms of autocracy and democracy) and authoritarian regimes .

According to the democracy index from 2019, Norway is the most democratic country in the world with a total of 9.87 out of 10 possible points, while North Korea , known as the authoritarian regime, ranks last with 1.08 points. 76 states are listed as democracies, 22 of them as "complete" and 54 as "incomplete". According to the index, 37 countries are classified as “hybrid regimes” and 54 as “authoritarian regimes”. 48.4 percent of the world population live in a democracy and 51.6 percent do not.

The German-speaking countries of Germany , Austria , Switzerland and Luxembourg are among the “complete democracies”. Belgium is considered an “incomplete democracy”, while Liechtenstein , a constitutional monarchy on a democratic-parliamentary basis, is not included in the index.

The organization Freedom House creates a comparable democracy scale .

methodology

The democracy index is based on 60 questions, each with three, sometimes only two possible answers. Answers receive 0 or 1 point, with three options one of the answers receives half a point. Most of the answers are expert judgments, and it is not stated how many and which experts were consulted. Some responses are based on public surveys in each country. If there is no survey data for a country, the gap is filled with results from comparable countries and expert judgments.

Factors in the creation of the Democracy Index are:

• Electoral process and pluralism . Example: “Are the elections free and fair?” - a) they are free and fair (1 point), b) they are free but not fair (0.5 points), c) they are neither free nor fair (0 Points).
• How the government works . Example: “Do freely elected MPs determine government policy?” - a) yes (1 point), b) they exert a significant influence (0.5 points), c) no (0 points).
• Political participation . Example: Proportion of citizens who follow politics in the media (radio, television, newspapers) according to the World Health Survey . - a) over 50% (1 point), b) 30–50% (0.5 points), c) under 30% (0 points).
• Political culture . Example: "Is there a sufficient social consensus that supports a stable and functioning democracy?" - a) yes (1 point), b) yes, but there are serious doubts and risks (0.5 points), c) no ( 0 points).
• Civil rights . Example: "Does the state use torture?" - a) no (1 point), b) yes (0 points).

The points of a country within an area are added, multiplied by 10 and divided by the number of questions. The total index results from the average of the 5 areas.

Regime index

2019

Regime type	countries	% the countries	% the world population
Complete democracies	22nd	13.2	5.7
Incomplete democracies	54	32.3	42.7
Hybrid regime	37	22.2	16.0
Authoritarian regimes	54	32.3	35.6

compared to 2018

Regime type	countries	% the countries	% the world population
Complete democracies	20th	12.0	4.5
Incomplete democracies	55	32.9	43.2
Hybrid regime	39	23.4	16.7
Authoritarian regimes	53	31.7	35.6

Note: The index only refers to the entire population, which includes the index of 167 countries. A few smaller states are excluded, but this is almost irrelevant compared to the current total estimated world population.

Regional Index (2019)

space	region	countries	2006	2008	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
1	North America	2	8.64	8.64	8.63	8.59	8.59	8.59	8.59	8.56	8.56	8.56	8.56	8.59
2	Central and Western Europe	21st	8.60	8.61	8.45	8.40	8.44	8.41	8.41	8.42	8.40	8.38	8.35	8.35
3	Latin America and the Caribbean	24	6.37	6.43	6.37	6.35	6.36	6.38	6.36	6.37	6.33	6.26	6.24	6.13
4th	Asia and Australasia	28	5.44	5.58	5.53	5.51	5.56	5.61	5.70	5.74	5.74	5.63	5.67	5.67
5	Eastern Europe	28	5.76	5.67	5.55	5.50	5.51	5.53	5.58	5.55	5.43	5.40	5.42	5.42
6th	Sub-Saharan Africa	44	4.24	4.28	4.23	4.32	4.33	4.36	4.34	4.38	4.37	4.35	4.36	4.26
7th	Middle East and North Africa	20th	3.53	3.54	3.43	3.62	3.73	3.68	3.65	3.58	3.56	3.54	3.54	3.53
	total	167	5.52	5.55	5.46	5.49	5.52	5.53	5.55	5.55	5.52	5.48	5.48	5.44

Placements (2019)

No	country	Total points	Electoral process and pluralism	How the government works	Political participation	Political culture	Civil rights	category
1	Norway	9.87	10.00	9.64	10.00	10.00	9.71	Complete democracy
2	Iceland	9.58	10.00	9.29	8.89	10.00	9.71	Complete democracy
3	Sweden	9.39	9.58	9.64	8.33	10.00	9.41	Complete democracy
4th	New Zealand	9.26	10.00	9.29	8.89	8.13	10.00	Complete democracy
5	Finland	9.25	10.00	8.93	8.89	8.75	9.71	Complete democracy
6th	Ireland	9.24	10.00	7.86	8.33	10.00	10.00	Complete democracy
7th	Denmark	9.22	10.00	9.29	8.33	9.38	9.12	Complete democracy
8th	Canada	9.22	9.58	9.64	7.78	9.38	9.71	Complete democracy
9	Australia	9.09	10.00	8.93	7.78	8.75	10.00	Complete democracy
10	Switzerland	9.03	9.58	9.29	7.78	9.38	9.12	Complete democracy
11	Netherlands	9.01	9.58	9.29	8.33	8.75	9.12	Complete democracy
12	Luxembourg	8.81	10.00	8.93	6.67	8.75	9.71	Complete democracy
13	Germany	8.68	9.58	8.57	8.33	7.50	9.41	Complete democracy
14th	United Kingdom	8.52	9.58	7.50	8.89	7.50	9.12	Complete democracy
15th	Uruguay	8.38	10.00	8.57	6.11	7.50	9.71	Complete democracy
16	Austria	8.29	9.58	7.86	8.33	6.88	8.82	Complete democracy
17th	Spain	8.29	9.58	7.14	7.78	8.13	8.82	Complete democracy
18th	Mauritius	8.22	9.17	8.21	5.56	8.75	9.41	Complete democracy
19th	Costa Rica	8.13	9.58	7.50	6.67	7.50	9.41	Complete democracy
20th	France	8.12	9.58	7.86	7.78	6.88	8.53	Complete democracy
21st	Chile	8.08	9.58	8.57	5.00	8.13	9.12	Complete democracy
22nd	Portugal	8.03	9.58	7.86	6.11	7.50	9.12	Complete democracy
23	South Korea	8.00	9.17	7.86	7.22	7.50	8.24	Incomplete democracy
24	Japan	7.99	8.75	8.21	6.67	7.50	8.82	Incomplete democracy
25th	United States	7.96	9.17	7.14	7.78	7.50	8.24	Incomplete democracy
26th	Malta	7.95	9.17	7.50	6.11	8.13	8.82	Incomplete democracy
27	Estonia	7.90	9.58	7.86	6.67	6.88	8.53	Incomplete democracy
28	Israel	7.86	9.17	7.86	8.89	7.50	5.88	Incomplete democracy
29	Botswana	7.81	9.17	7.14	6.11	7.50	9.12	Incomplete democracy
30th	Cape Verde	7.78	9.17	7.36	6.67	6.88	8.82	Incomplete democracy
31	Taiwan	7.73	9.58	8.21	6.11	5.63	9.12	Incomplete democracy
32	Czech Republic	7.69	9.58	6.79	6.67	6.88	8.53	Incomplete democracy
33	Belgium	7.64	9.58	8.21	5.00	6.88	8.53	Incomplete democracy
34	Cyprus	7.59	9.17	6.43	6.67	6.88	8.82	Incomplete democracy
35	Italy	7.52	9.58	6.07	7.78	6.25	7.94	Incomplete democracy
36	Slovenia	7.50	9.58	6.79	6.67	6.25	8.24	Incomplete democracy
37	Lithuania	7.50	9.58	6.43	6.11	6.25	9.12	Incomplete democracy
38	Latvia	7.49	9.58	6.07	6.11	6.88	8.82	Incomplete democracy
39	Greece	7.43	9.58	4.86	6.67	7.50	8.53	Incomplete democracy
40	South Africa	7.24	7.42	7.50	8.33	5.00	7.94	Incomplete democracy
41	East Timor	7.19	9.08	6.79	5.56	6.88	7.65	Incomplete democracy
42	Slovakia	7.17	9.58	7.14	5.56	5.63	7.94	Incomplete democracy
43	Malaysia	7.16	9.17	7.86	6.67	6.25	5.88	Incomplete democracy
44	Trinidad and Tobago	7.16	9.58	7.14	6.11	5.63	7.35	Incomplete democracy
45	Colombia	7.13	9.17	6.79	5.56	5.63	8.53	Incomplete democracy
46	Panama	7.05	9.58	6.07	6.67	5.00	7.94	Incomplete democracy
47	Bulgaria	7.03	9.17	6.43	7.22	4.38	7.94	Incomplete democracy
48	Argentina	7.02	9.17	5.36	6.11	6.25	8.24	Incomplete democracy
49	Suriname	6.98	9.17	6.43	6.67	5.00	7.65	Incomplete democracy
50	Jamaica	6.96	8.75	7.14	4.44	6.25	8.24	Incomplete democracy
51	India	6.90	8.67	6.79	6.67	5.63	6.76	Incomplete democracy
52	Brazil	6.86	9.58	5.36	6.11	5.00	8.24	Incomplete democracy
53	Tunisia	6.72	9.17	5.71	7.78	5.63	5.88	Incomplete democracy
54	Philippines	6.64	9.17	5.36	7.22	4.38	7.06	Incomplete democracy
55	Ghana	6.63	8.33	5.71	6.67	6.25	6.18	Incomplete democracy
56	Hungary	6.63	8.75	6.07	5.00	6.25	7.06	Incomplete democracy
57	Poland	6.62	9.17	6.07	6.11	4.38	7.35	Incomplete democracy
58	Peru	6.60	9.17	5.00	5.56	5.63	7.65	Incomplete democracy
59	Croatia	6.57	9.17	6.07	5.56	5.00	7.06	Incomplete democracy
60	Dominican Republic	6.54	9.17	5.36	6.11	5.00	7.06	Incomplete democracy
61	Lesotho	6.54	9.17	4.50	6.67	5.63	6.76	Incomplete democracy
62	Mongolia	6.50	9.17	5.71	5.56	5.00	7.06	Incomplete democracy
63	Romania	6.49	9.17	5.71	5.56	4.38	7.65	Incomplete democracy
64	Indonesia	6.48	7.92	7.14	6.11	5.63	5.59	Incomplete democracy
65	Namibia	6.43	6.58	5.36	6.67	5.63	7.94	Incomplete democracy
66	Serbia	6.41	8.25	5.36	6.11	5.00	7.35	Incomplete democracy
67	Ecuador	6.33	8.75	5.36	6.11	4.38	7.06	Incomplete democracy
68	Thailand	6.32	7.42	5.36	6.11	6.25	6.47	Incomplete democracy
69	Sri Lanka	6.27	7.00	6.07	5.56	6.25	6.47	Incomplete democracy
70	Paraguay	6.24	8.75	5.71	5.00	4.38	7.35	Incomplete democracy
71	El Salvador	6.15	9.17	4.64	6.11	3.75	7.06	Incomplete democracy
72	Guyana	6.15	6.92	5.36	6.11	5.00	7.35	Incomplete democracy
73	Mexico	6.09	7.83	6.07	7.22	3.13	6.18	Incomplete democracy
74	Papua New Guinea	6.03	6.92	6.07	3.89	5.63	7.65	Incomplete democracy
75	Hong Kong	6.02	3.58	4.36	6.11	7.50	8.53	Incomplete democracy
76	Singapore	6.02	3.92	7.86	5.00	6.25	7.06	Incomplete democracy
77	North Macedonia	5.97	7.00	5.36	6.67	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime
78	Ukraine	5.90	7.42	2.71	6.67	6.25	6.47	Hybrid regime
79	Albania	5.89	7.00	5.36	4.44	5.00	7.65	Hybrid regime
80	Bangladesh	5.88	7.83	6.07	6.11	4.38	5.00	Hybrid regime
81	Fiji	5.85	6.58	5.36	6.11	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime
82	Senegal	5.81	6.08	6.07	4.44	6.25	6.18	Hybrid regime
83	Moldova	5.75	6.58	4.64	6.11	4.38	7.06	Hybrid regime
84	Montenegro	5.65	5.67	5.36	6.11	4.38	6.76	Hybrid regime
85	Madagascar	5.64	7.92	3.57	6.11	5.63	5.00	Hybrid regime
86	Armenia	5.54	7.50	5.36	6.11	3.13	5.59	Hybrid regime
87	Malawi	5.50	6.08	4.29	5.00	6.25	5.88	Hybrid regime
88	Liberia	5.45	7.42	3.07	5.56	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime
89	Georgia	5.42	7.83	3.57	6.11	4.38	5.59	Hybrid regime
90	Honduras	5.42	7.83	4.29	4.44	4.38	6.18	Hybrid regime
91	Bhutan	5.30	8.75	6.79	2.78	4.38	3.82	Hybrid regime
92	Nepal	5.28	4.83	5.36	5.00	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime
93	Guatemala	5.26	6.92	4.64	3.89	4.38	6.47	Hybrid regime
94	Kenya	5.18	3.50	5.71	6.67	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime
95	Tanzania	5.16	5.75	5.00	5.00	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime
96	Morocco	5.10	5.25	4.64	5.56	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime
97	Benin	5.09	4.67	5.71	4.44	5.63	5.00	Hybrid regime
98	Zambia	5.09	4.75	2.93	4.44	6.88	6.47	Hybrid regime
99	Uganda	5.02	4.33	3.57	4.44	6.88	5.88	Hybrid regime
100	Mali	4.92	6.42	3.07	3.89	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime
101	Kyrgyzstan	4.89	6.08	2.93	6.67	3.75	5.00	Hybrid regime
102	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4.86	6.17	2.93	5.56	3.75	5.88	Hybrid regime
103	Sierra Leone	4.86	6.58	2.86	3.33	6.25	5.29	Hybrid regime
104	Bolivia	4.84	4.75	3.93	5.00	3.75	6.76	Hybrid regime
105	Haiti	4.57	4.75	2.07	3.89	6.25	5.88	Hybrid regime
106	Lebanon	4.36	3.92	1.50	6.67	5.00	4.71	Hybrid regime
107	Gambia	4.33	4.00	4.29	3.33	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime
108	Pakistan	4.25	6.08	5.71	2.22	2.50	4.71	Hybrid regime
109	Nigeria	4.12	5.17	3.93	3.33	3.75	4.41	Hybrid regime
110	Turkey	4.09	3.08	5.00	5.00	5.00	2.35	Hybrid regime
111	Ivory Coast	4.05	4.83	2.86	3.33	5.63	4.12	Hybrid regime
112	Burkina Faso	4.04	3.08	2.86	5.00	5.00	4.12	Hybrid regime
113	Algeria	4.01	3.08	2.86	5.00	5.00	4.12	Hybrid regime
114	Jordan	3.93	3.58	4.29	3.89	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian regime
115	Kuwait	3.93	3.58	4.29	3.89	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian regime
116	Mauritania	3.92	3.50	3.57	5.00	3.13	4.41	Authoritarian regime
117	Palestine	3.89	3.33	0.14	7.78	4.38	3.82	Authoritarian regime
118	Iraq	3.74	5.25	0.00	6.67	5.00	1.76	Authoritarian regime
119	Angola	3.72	2.25	2.86	5.56	5.00	2.94	Authoritarian regime
120	Mozambique	3.65	2.58	2.14	5.00	5.00	3.53	Authoritarian regime
121	Gabon	3.61	2.58	2.21	4.44	5.00	3.82	Authoritarian regime
122	Myanmar	3.55	3.08	3.93	2.78	5.63	2.35	Authoritarian regime
123	Nicaragua	3.55	3.08	1.25	2.86	3.89	5.63	Authoritarian regime
124	Cambodia	3.53	0.83	4.64	3.33	5.63	3.24	Authoritarian regime
125	Ethiopia	3.44	0.42	3.57	5.56	5.00	2.65	Authoritarian regime
126	Togo	3.30	3.17	1.79	3.33	5.00	3.24	Authoritarian regime
127	Niger	3.29	2.92	1.14	3.33	4.38	4.71	Authoritarian regime
128	Qatar	3.19	0.00	4.29	2.22	5.63	3.82	Authoritarian regime
129	Rwanda	3.16	1.42	4.29	2.78	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian regime
130	Zimbabwe	3.16	0.00	2.50	4.44	5.63	3.24	Authoritarian regime
131	Comoros	3.15	2.08	2.21	3.89	3.75	3.82	Authoritarian regime
132	Swaziland	3.14	0.92	2.86	2.78	5.63	3.53	Authoritarian regime
133	Guinea	3.14	3.50	0.43	4.44	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian regime
134	Republic of the Congo	3.11	2.17	2.50	3.89	3.75	3.24	Authoritarian regime
135	Russia	3.11	2.17	1.79	5.00	2.50	4.12	Authoritarian regime
136	Vietnam	3.08	0.00	3.21	3.89	5.63	2.65	Authoritarian regime
137	Egypt	3.06	2.67	3.21	3.33	3.75	2.35	Authoritarian regime
138	Oman	3.06	0.08	3.93	2.78	4.38	4.12	Authoritarian regime
139	Kazakhstan	2.94	0.50	2.14	4.44	4.38	3.24	Authoritarian regime
140	Venezuela	2.88	0.00	1.79	5.00	4.38	3.24	Authoritarian regime
141	Afghanistan	2.85	3.42	0.64	3.89	2.50	3.82	Authoritarian regime
142	Cameroon	2.85	1.67	2.50	3.33	4.38	2.35	Authoritarian regime
143	Cuba	2.84	0.00	3.57	3.33	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian regime
144	Djibouti	2.77	0.42	1.29	3.89	5.63	2.65	Authoritarian regime
145	United Arab Emirates	2.76	0.00	3.93	2.22	5.00	2.65	Authoritarian regime
146	Azerbaijan	2.75	0.50	2.14	3.33	3.75	3.53	Authoritarian regime
147	Sudan	2.70	0.00	1.79	5.56	5.00	1.18	Authoritarian regime
148	Guinea-Bissau	2.63	4.92	0.00	2.78	3.13	2.35	Authoritarian regime
149	Bahrain	2.55	0.92	2.71	2.78	4.38	2.06	Authoritarian regime
150	Belarus	2.48	0.92	2.00	2.78	4.38	2.35	Authoritarian regime
151	Iran	2.38	0.00	2.86	4.44	3.13	1.47	Authoritarian regime
152	Eritrea	2.37	0.00	2.14	1.67	6.88	1.18	Authoritarian regime
153	People's Republic of China	2.26	0.00	4.29	3.33	2.50	1.18	Authoritarian regime
154	Burundi	2.15	0.00	0.07	3.33	5.00	2.35	Authoritarian regime
155	Laos	2.14	0.00	2.86	1.67	5.00	1.18	Authoritarian regime
156	Libya	2.02	0.00	0.00	2.78	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian regime
157	Uzbekistan	2.01	0.08	1.86	2.22	5.00	0.88	Authoritarian regime
158	Yemen	1.95	0.00	0.00	3.89	5.00	0.88	Authoritarian regime
159	Saudi Arabia	1.93	0.00	2.86	2.22	3.13	1.47	Authoritarian regime
160	Tajikistan	1.93	0.08	0.79	1.67	6.25	0.88	Authoritarian regime
161	Equatorial Guinea	1.92	0.00	0.43	3.33	4.38	1.47	Authoritarian regime
162	Turkmenistan	1.72	0.00	0.79	2.22	5.00	0.59	Authoritarian regime
163	Chad	1.61	0.00	0.00	1.67	3.75	2.65	Authoritarian regime
164	Syria	1.43	0.00	0.00	2.78	4.38	0.00	Authoritarian regime
165	Central African Republic	1.32	1.25	0.00	1.11	1.88	2.35	Authoritarian regime
166	Democratic Republic of Congo	1.13	0.00	0.00	1.67	3.13	0.88	Authoritarian regime
167	North Korea	1.08	0.00	2.50	1.67	1.25	0.00	Authoritarian regime

In comparison with placements from 2018

No	country	Total points	Electoral process and pluralism	How the government works	Political participation	Political culture	Civil rights	category
1	Norway	9.87	10.00	9.64	10.00	10.00	9.71	Complete democracy
2	Iceland	9.58	10.00	9.29	8.89	10.00	9.71	Complete democracy
3	Sweden	9.39	9.58	9.64	8.33	10.00	9.41	Complete democracy
4th	New Zealand	9.26	10.00	9.29	8.89	8.13	10.00	Complete democracy
5	Denmark	9.22	10.00	9.29	8.33	9.38	9.12	Complete democracy
6th	Canada	9.15	9.58	9.64	7.78	8.75	10.00	Complete democracy
6th	Ireland	9.15	9.58	7.86	8.33	10.00	10.00	Complete democracy
8th	Finland	9.14	10.00	8.93	8.33	8.75	9.71	Complete democracy
9	Australia	9.09	10.00	8.93	7.78	8.75	10.00	Complete democracy
10	Switzerland	9.03	9.58	9.29	7.78	9.38	9.12	Complete democracy
11	Netherlands	8.89	9.58	9.29	8.33	8.13	9.12	Complete democracy
12	Luxembourg	8.81	10.00	8.93	6.67	8.75	9.71	Complete democracy
13	Germany	8.68	9.58	8.57	8.33	7.50	9.41	Complete democracy
14th	United Kingdom	8.53	9.58	7.50	8.33	8.13	9.12	Complete democracy
15th	Uruguay	8.38	10.00	8.57	6.11	7.50	9.71	Complete democracy
16	Austria	8.29	9.58	7.86	8.33	6.88	8.82	Complete democracy
17th	Mauritius	8.22	9.17	8.21	5.56	8.75	9.41	Complete democracy
18th	Malta	8.21	9.17	8.21	6.11	8.75	8.82	Complete democracy
19th	Spain	8.08	9.17	7.14	7.78	7.50	8.82	Complete democracy
20th	Costa Rica	8.07	9.58	7.50	6.67	7.50	9.12	Complete democracy
21st	South Korea	8.00	9.17	7.86	7.22	7.50	8.24	Incomplete democracy
22nd	Japan	7.99	8.75	8.21	6.67	7.50	8.82	Incomplete democracy
23	Chile	7.97	9.58	8.57	4.44	8.13	9.12	Incomplete democracy
23	Estonia	7.97	9.58	8.21	6.67	6.88	8.53	Incomplete democracy
25th	United States	7.96	9.17	7.14	7.78	7.50	8.24	Incomplete democracy
26th	Cape Verde	7.88	9.17	7.86	6.67	6.88	8.82	Incomplete democracy
27	Portugal	7.84	9.58	7.50	6.11	6.88	9.12	Incomplete democracy
28	Botswana	7.81	9.17	7.14	6.11	7.50	9.12	Incomplete democracy
29	France	7.80	9.58	7.50	7.78	5.63	8.53	Incomplete democracy
30th	Israel	7.79	9.17	7.50	8.89	7.50	5.88	Incomplete democracy
31	Belgium	7.78	9.58	8.93	5.00	6.88	8.53	Incomplete democracy
32	Taiwan	7.73	9.58	8.21	6.11	5.63	9.12	Incomplete democracy
33	Italy	7.71	9.58	6.07	7.78	6.88	8.24	Incomplete democracy
34	Czech Republic	7.69	9.58	6.79	6.67	6.88	8.53	Incomplete democracy
35	Cyprus	7.59	9.17	6.43	6.67	6.88	8.82	Incomplete democracy
36	Slovenia	7.50	9.58	6.79	6.67	6.25	8.24	Incomplete democracy
36	Lithuania	7.50	9.58	6.43	6.11	6.25	9.12	Incomplete democracy
38	Latvia	7.38	9.58	6.07	5.56	6.88	8.82	Incomplete democracy
39	Greece	7.29	9.58	5.36	6.11	6.88	8.53	Incomplete democracy
40	South Africa	7.24	7.42	7.50	8.33	5.00	7.94	Incomplete democracy
41	India	7.23	9.17	6.79	7.22	5.63	7.35	Incomplete democracy
42	East Timor	7.19	9.08	6.79	5.56	6.88	7.65	Incomplete democracy
43	Trinidad and Tobago	7.16	9.58	7.14	6.11	5.63	7.35	Incomplete democracy
44	Slovakia	7.10	9.58	6.79	5.56	5.63	7.94	Incomplete democracy
45	Panama	7.05	9.58	6.07	6.67	5.00	7.94	Incomplete democracy
46	Bulgaria	7.03	9.17	6.43	7.22	4.38	7.94	Incomplete democracy
47	Argentina	7.02	9.17	5.36	6.11	6.25	8.24	Incomplete democracy
47	Jamaica	7.02	8.75	7.14	4.44	6.25	8.53	Incomplete democracy
49	Suriname	6.98	9.17	6.43	6.67	5.00	7.65	Incomplete democracy
50	Brazil	6.97	9.58	5.36	6.67	5.00	8.24	Incomplete democracy
51	Colombia	6.96	9.17	6.79	5.00	5.63	8.24	Incomplete democracy
52	Malaysia	6.88	7.75	5.86	6.67	6.25	5.88	Incomplete democracy
53	Philippines	6.71	9.17	5.71	7.22	4.38	7.06	Incomplete democracy
54	Poland	6.67	9.17	6.07	6.11	4.38	7.65	Incomplete democracy
54	Guyana	6.67	9.17	5.71	6.11	5.00	7.35	Incomplete democracy
56	Lesotho	6.64	9.17	5.00	6.67	5.63	6.76	Incomplete democracy
57	Ghana	6.63	8.33	5.71	6.67	6.25	6.18	Incomplete democracy
57	Hungary	6.63	8.75	6.07	5.00	6.25	7.06	Incomplete democracy
59	Peru	6.60	9.17	5.00	5.56	5.63	7.65	Incomplete democracy
60	Croatia	6.57	9.17	6.07	5.56	5.00	7.06	Incomplete democracy
61	Dominican Republic	6.54	9.17	5.36	6.11	5.00	7.06	Incomplete democracy
62	Mongolia	6.50	9.17	5.71	5.56	5.00	7.06	Incomplete democracy
63	Serbia	6.41	8.25	5.36	6.11	5.00	7.35	Incomplete democracy
63	Tunisia	6.41	6.42	5.71	7.78	6.25	5.88	Incomplete democracy
65	Indonesia	6.39	6.92	7.14	6.67	5.63	5.59	Incomplete democracy
66	Singapore	6.38	4.33	7.86	6.11	6.25	7.35	Incomplete democracy
66	Romania	6.38	9.17	5.71	5.00	4.38	7.65	Incomplete democracy
68	Ecuador	6.27	8.75	5.36	6.11	4.38	6.76	Incomplete democracy
69	Namibia	6.25	5.67	5.36	6.67	5.63	7.94	Incomplete democracy
70	Paraguay	6.24	8.75	5.71	5.00	4.38	7.35	Incomplete democracy
71	Sri Lanka	6.19	7.83	5.71	5.00	6.25	6.18	Incomplete democracy
71	Mexico	6.19	8.33	6.07	7.22	3.13	6.18	Incomplete democracy
73	Hong Kong	6.15	3.08	6.07	5.56	7.50	8.53	Incomplete democracy
73	Senegal	6.15	7.50	6.07	4.44	6.25	6.47	Incomplete democracy
75	Papua New Guinea	6.03	6.92	6.07	3.89	5.63	7.65	Incomplete democracy
76	Albania	5.98	7.00	4.71	5.56	5.00	7.65	Hybrid regime
77	El Salvador	5.96	9.17	4.29	5.56	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime
78	North Macedonia	5.87	6.50	5.36	6.67	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime
79	Moldova	5.85	7.08	4.64	6.11	4.38	7.06	Hybrid regime
79	Fiji	5.85	6.58	5.36	6.11	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime
81	Montenegro	5.74	6.08	5.36	6.11	4.38	6.76	Hybrid regime
81	Benin	5.74	6.50	5.71	5.00	5.63	5.88	Hybrid regime
83	Bolivia	5.70	7.50	4.64	5.56	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime
84	Ukraine	5.69	6.17	3.21	6.67	6.25	6.18	Hybrid regime
85	Honduras	5.63	8.50	4.64	4.44	4.38	6.18	Hybrid regime
86	Zambia	5.61	6.17	4.64	3.89	6.88	6.47	Hybrid regime
87	Guatemala	5.60	7.92	5.36	3.89	4.38	6.47	Hybrid regime
88	Bangladesh	5.57	7.83	5.07	5.56	4.38	5.00	Hybrid regime
89	Georgia	5.50	7.83	3.57	6.11	4.38	5.59	Hybrid regime
90	Malawi	5.49	6.58	4.29	4.44	6.25	5.88	Hybrid regime
91	Tanzania	5.41	7.00	5.00	5.00	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime
91	Mali	5.41	7.42	3.93	3.89	5.63	6.18	Hybrid regime
93	Liberia	5.35	7.42	2.57	5.56	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime
94	Bhutan	5.30	8.75	6.79	2.78	4.38	3.82	Hybrid regime
95	Madagascar	5.22	6.08	3.57	6.11	5.63	4.71	Hybrid regime
96	Uganda	5.20	5.35	3.57	4.44	6.88	5.88	Hybrid regime
97	Nepal	5.18	4.33	5.36	5.00	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime
98	Kenya	5.11	3.50	5.36	6.67	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime
98	Kyrgyzstan	5.11	6.58	2.93	6.67	4.38	5.00	Hybrid regime
100	Morocco	4.99	5.25	4.64	5.00	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime
101	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4.98	6.50	2.93	5.56	3.75	6.18	Hybrid regime
102	Haiti	4.91	5.58	2.93	3.89	6.25	5.88	Hybrid regime
103	Armenia	4.79	5.67	4.64	5.56	2.50	5.59	Hybrid regime
104	Burkina Faso	4.75	4.42	4.29	4.44	5.63	5.00	Hybrid regime
105	Sierra Leone	4.66	6.58	1.86	3.33	6.25	5.29	Hybrid regime
106	Lebanon	4.63	3.92	3.21	6.67	5.63	4.71	Hybrid regime
106	Thailand	4.63	3.00	4.29	5.00	5.00	5.88	Hybrid regime
108	Nigeria	4.44	6.08	4.64	3.33	3.75	4.41	Hybrid regime
109	Palestine	4.39	3.83	2.14	7.78	4.38	3.82	Hybrid regime
110	Turkey	4.37	4.50	5.00	5.00	5.00	2.35	Hybrid regime
111	Gambia	4.31	4.48	4.29	3.33	5.63	3.82	Hybrid regime
112	Pakistan	4.17	6.08	5.36	2.22	2.50	4.71	Hybrid regime
113	Ivory Coast	4.15	4.83	2.86	3.33	5.63	4.12	Hybrid regime
114	Iraq	4.06	4.75	0.07	6.67	5.00	3.82	Hybrid regime
115	Jordan	3.93	3.58	4.29	3.89	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian regime
116	Mozambique	3.85	3.58	2.14	5.00	5.00	3.53	Authoritarian regime
116	Kuwait	3.85	3.17	4.29	3.89	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian regime
118	Myanmar	3.83	3.67	3.93	3.89	5.63	2.06	Authoritarian regime
119	Mauritania	3.82	3.00	3.57	5.00	3.13	4.41	Authoritarian regime
120	Niger	3.76	5.25	1.14	3.33	4.38	4.71	Authoritarian regime
121	Comoros	3.71	4.33	2.21	4.44	3.75	3.82	Authoritarian regime
122	Nicaragua	3.63	2.67	1.86	3.89	5.63	4.12	Authoritarian regime
123	Angola	3.62	1.75	2.86	5.56	5.00	2.94	Authoritarian regime
124	Gabon	3.61	2.58	2.21	4.44	5.00	3.82	Authoritarian regime
125	Cambodia	3.59	1.33	5.00	2.78	5.63	3.24	Authoritarian regime
126	Algeria	3.50	2.58	2.21	3.89	5.00	3.82	Authoritarian regime
127	Egypt	3.36	3.58	3.21	3.33	3.75	2.94	Authoritarian regime
128	Ethiopia	3.35	0.00	3.57	5.56	5.00	2.65	Authoritarian regime
128	Rwanda	3.35	1.67	5.00	2.78	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian regime
130	People's Republic of China	3.32	0.00	5.00	3.89	6.25	1.47	Authoritarian regime
131	Republic of the Congo	3.31	3.17	2.50	3.89	3.75	3.24	Authoritarian regime
132	Cameroon	3.28	3.17	2.86	3.33	4.38	2.65	Authoritarian regime
133	Qatar	3.19	0.00	4.29	2.22	5.63	3.82	Authoritarian regime
134	Zimbabwe	3.16	0.50	2.00	4.44	5.63	3.24	Authoritarian regime
134	Venezuela	3.16	1.67	1.79	4.44	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian regime
136	Guinea	3.14	3.50	0.43	4.44	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian regime
137	Belarus	3.13	0.92	2.86	3.89	5.63	2.35	Authoritarian regime
138	Togo	3.10	3.17	0.79	3.33	5.00	3.24	Authoritarian regime
139	Vietnam	3.08	0.00	3.21	3.89	5.63	2.65	Authoritarian regime
140	Oman	3.04	0.00	3.93	2.78	4.38	4.12	Authoritarian regime
141	Swaziland	3.03	0.92	2.86	2.22	5.63	3.53	Authoritarian regime
142	Cuba	3.00	1.08	3.57	3.33	4.38	2.65	Authoritarian regime
143	Afghanistan	2.97	2.92	1.14	4.44	2.50	3.82	Authoritarian regime
144	Kazakhstan	2.94	0.50	2.14	4.44	4.38	3.24	Authoritarian regime
144	Russia	2.94	2.17	1.79	5.00	2.50	3.24	Authoritarian regime
146	Djibouti	2.87	0.42	1.79	3.89	5.63	2.65	Authoritarian regime
147	United Arab Emirates	2.76	0.00	3.93	2.22	5.00	2.65	Authoritarian regime
148	Bahrain	2.71	0.83	3.21	2.78	4.38	2.35	Authoritarian regime
149	Azerbaijan	2.65	0.50	2.14	3.33	3.75	3.53	Authoritarian regime
150	Iran	2.45	0.00	3.21	4.44	3.13	1.47	Authoritarian regime
151	Eritrea	2.37	0.00	2.14	1.67	6.88	1.18	Authoritarian regime
151	Laos	2.37	0.83	2.86	1.67	5.00	1.47	Authoritarian regime
153	Burundi	2.33	0.00	0.43	3.89	5.00	2.35	Authoritarian regime
154	Libya	2.19	1.00	0.36	1.67	5.00	2.94	Authoritarian regime
155	Sudan	2.15	0.00	1.79	2.78	5.00	1.18	Authoritarian regime
156	Uzbekistan	2.01	0.08	1.86	2.22	5.00	0.88	Authoritarian regime
157	Guinea-Bissau	1.98	1.67	0.00	2.78	3.13	2.35	Authoritarian regime
158	Yemen	1.95	0.00	0.00	3.89	5.00	0.88	Authoritarian regime
159	Saudi Arabia	1.93	0.00	2.86	2.22	3.13	1.47	Authoritarian regime
159	Tajikistan	1.93	0.08	0.79	1.67	6.25	0.88	Authoritarian regime
161	Equatorial Guinea	1.92	0.00	0.43	3.33	4.38	1.47	Authoritarian regime
162	Turkmenistan	1.72	0.00	0.79	2.22	5.00	0.59	Authoritarian regime
163	Chad	1.61	0.00	0.00	1.67	3.75	2.65	Authoritarian regime
164	Central African Republic	1.52	2.25	0.00	1.11	1.88	2.35	Authoritarian regime
165	Democratic Republic of Congo	1.49	0.50	0.71	2.22	3.13	0.88	Authoritarian regime
166	Syria	1.43	0.00	0.00	2.78	4.38	0.00	Authoritarian regime
167	North Korea	1.08	0.00	2.50	1.67	1.25	0.00	Authoritarian regime

See also

• List of forms of government and systems of government
• Democracy measurement

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Democracy Index 2019 , on eiu.com, accessed March 1, 2020.
2. ↑ Democracy-Index 2019 Overview chart with comparative values ​​to previous years , on economist.com
3. ^ Democracy index 2012. Democracy at a standstill . The Economist Intelligence Unit 2013 (PDF file)

Web links

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• Democracy Index 2016 (reference page; English)
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