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Democracy index (EIU)

Percent · higher is better · 167 countries

Gapminder (CC BY 4.0); some upstream series are third-partyCC BY 4.0updated 2020
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  1. 1Norway98.1
  2. 2Iceland93.7
  3. 3Sweden92.6
  4. 4New Zealand92.5
  5. 5Canada92.4
  6. 6Finland92
  7. 7Denmark91.5
  8. 8Ireland90.5
  9. 9Australia89.6
  10. 9Netherlands89.6
  11. 10Taiwan89.4
  12. 11Switzerland88.3
  13. 12Luxembourg86.8
  14. 13Germany86.7
  15. 14Uruguay86.1
  16. 15United Kingdom85.4
  17. 16Chile82.8
  18. 17Austria81.6
  19. 17Costa Rica81.6
  20. 18Mauritius81.4
  21. 19Japan81.3
  22. 20Spain81.2
  23. 21Korea, Rep.80.1
  24. 22France79.9
  25. 23United States79.2
  26. 24Portugal79
  27. 25Estonia78.4
  28. 25Israel78.4
  29. 26Italy77.4
  30. 27Malta76.8
  31. 28Czechia76.7
  32. 29Cabo Verde76.5
  33. 30Botswana76.2
  34. 31Cyprus75.6
  35. 32Slovenia75.4
  36. 33Belgium75.1
  37. 34Greece73.9
  38. 35Latvia72.4
  39. 36Malaysia71.9
  40. 37Panama71.8
  41. 38Trinidad and Tobago71.6
  42. 39Jamaica71.3
  43. 40Timor-Leste70.6
  44. 41South Africa70.5
  45. 42Colombia70.4
  46. 43Slovak Republic69.7
  47. 44Argentina69.5
  48. 45Brazil69.2
  49. 46Poland68.5
  50. 47Suriname68.2
  51. 48Bulgaria67.1
  52. 49India66.1
  53. 50Tunisia65.9
  54. 51Philippines65.6
  55. 51Hungary65.6
  56. 52Peru65.3
  57. 53Namibia65.2
  58. 54Croatia65
  59. 54Ghana65
  60. 55Mongolia64.8
  61. 56Romania64
  62. 57Dominican Republic63.2
  63. 58Indonesia63
  64. 58Lesotho63
  65. 59Serbia62.2
  66. 60Paraguay61.8
  67. 61Sri Lanka61.4
  68. 62Ecuador61.3
  69. 63Papua New Guinea61
  70. 64Albania60.8
  71. 65Mexico60.7
  72. 66Thailand60.4
  73. 67Singapore60.3
  74. 68Guyana60.1
  75. 69Bangladesh59.9
  76. 70El Salvador59
  77. 71North Macedonia58.9
  78. 72Moldova57.8
  79. 73Montenegro57.7
  80. 74Malawi57.4
  81. 75Fiji57.2
  82. 76Bhutan57.1
  83. 77Madagascar57
  84. 78Senegal56.7
  85. 79Hong Kong SAR, China55.7
  86. 80Honduras53.6
  87. 81Armenia53.5
  88. 82Liberia53.2
  89. 83Georgia53.1
  90. 84Nepal52.2
  91. 85Tanzania51
  92. 86Bolivia50.8
  93. 87Kenya50.5
  94. 88Morocco50.4
  95. 89Guatemala49.7
  96. 90Uganda49.4
  97. 91Sierra Leone48.6
  98. 91Zambia48.6
  99. 92Bosnia and Herzegovina48.4
  100. 93Benin45.8
  101. 94Gambia, The44.9
  102. 95Turkiye44.8
  103. 96Pakistan43.1
  104. 97Haiti42.2
  105. 98Kyrgyz Republic42.1
  106. 99Lebanon41.6
  107. 100Cote d'Ivoire41.1
  108. 101Nigeria41
  109. 102Mali39.3
  110. 103Mauritania39.2
  111. 104West Bank and Gaza38.3
  112. 105Kuwait38
  113. 106Burkina Faso37.3
  114. 107Angola36.6
  115. 108Jordan36.2
  116. 108Iraq36.2
  117. 109Nicaragua36
  118. 110Gabon35.4
  119. 111Mozambique35.1
  120. 112Ethiopia33.8
  121. 113Russian Federation33.1
  122. 114Niger32.9
  123. 115Qatar32.4
  124. 116Zimbabwe31.6
  125. 117Kazakhstan31.4
  126. 118Congo, Rep.31.1
  127. 119Rwanda31
  128. 119Cambodia31
  129. 120Comoros30.9
  130. 121Guinea30.8
  131. 121Eswatini30.8
  132. 122Myanmar30.4
  133. 123Oman30
  134. 124Viet Nam29.4
  135. 125Egypt, Arab Rep.29.3
  136. 126Afghanistan28.5
  137. 127Cuba28.4
  138. 128Togo28
  139. 129Cameroon27.7
  140. 130Venezuela, RB27.6
  141. 131Djibouti27.1
  142. 132United Arab Emirates27
  143. 133Azerbaijan26.8
  144. 134Guinea-Bissau26.3
  145. 135Belarus25.9
  146. 136Sudan25.4
  147. 137Bahrain24.9
  148. 138China22.7
  149. 139Eritrea21.5
  150. 140Burundi21.4
  151. 141Uzbekistan21.2
  152. 142Saudi Arabia20.8
  153. 143Libya19.5
  154. 143Yemen, Rep.19.5
  155. 144Tajikistan19.4
  156. 145Equatorial Guinea19.2
  157. 146Lao PDR17.7
  158. 147Turkmenistan17.2
  159. 148Chad15.5
  160. 149Syrian Arab Republic14.3
  161. 150Central African Republic13.2
  162. 151Congo, Dem. Rep.11.3
  163. 152Korea, Dem. People's Rep.10.8

Democracy index (EIU)