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Democratic Features Index

· higher is better · 136 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Uruguay9.9
  2. 2Taiwan9.6
  3. 2Estonia9.6
  4. 3Lithuania9.4
  5. 4Slovenia9.3
  6. 4Chile9.3
  7. 5Czechia9.2
  8. 5Latvia9.2
  9. 6Costa Rica8.9
  10. 7Croatia8.6
  11. 8Botswana8.5
  12. 9Poland8.4
  13. 10Trinidad and Tobago8.2
  14. 10Slovak Republic8.2
  15. 11Jamaica8
  16. 11Korea, Rep.8
  17. 12Timor-Leste7.9
  18. 12Mauritius7.9
  19. 13Ghana7.8
  20. 14Albania7.7
  21. 15North Macedonia7.7
  22. 16Brazil7.5
  23. 17Dominican Republic7.4
  24. 17Montenegro7.4
  25. 18Argentina7.4
  26. 19Gambia, The7.3
  27. 20Mongolia7.3
  28. 21Bhutan7.2
  29. 22Romania7.1
  30. 22South Africa7.1
  31. 23Armenia6.9
  32. 23Bulgaria6.9
  33. 23Senegal6.9
  34. 24Ukraine6.9
  35. 25Namibia6.8
  36. 26Malawi6.8
  37. 27Moldova6.7
  38. 28Colombia6.6
  39. 28Sri Lanka6.6
  40. 28Bolivia6.6
  41. 29Paraguay6.5
  42. 29Lesotho6.5
  43. 30Nepal6.5
  44. 31Panama6.4
  45. 32Liberia6.3
  46. 33Ecuador6.3
  47. 34Hungary6.2
  48. 35Zambia6.1
  49. 35India6.1
  50. 36Malaysia6
  51. 37Indonesia6
  52. 37Bosnia and Herzegovina6
  53. 38Peru5.9
  54. 39Kenya5.8
  55. 40Mexico5.6
  56. 41Sierra Leone5.5
  57. 42Singapore5.5
  58. 43Benin5.4
  59. 44Philippines5.3
  60. 45Serbia5.2
  61. 46Papua New Guinea5
  62. 47El Salvador5
  63. 48Lebanon5
  64. 49Iraq4.9
  65. 50Cote d'Ivoire4.8
  66. 51Honduras4.8
  67. 51Tanzania4.8
  68. 52Bangladesh4.7
  69. 53Guinea-Bissau4.7
  70. 54Kyrgyz Republic4.6
  71. 55Uganda4.5
  72. 56Angola4.5
  73. 57Algeria4.4
  74. 57Togo4.4
  75. 58Georgia4.4
  76. 58Mauritania4.4
  77. 59Tunisia4.3
  78. 60Madagascar4.2
  79. 61Jordan4.2
  80. 62Turkiye4.2
  81. 63Nigeria4.2
  82. 64Gabon4.1
  83. 64Guatemala4.1
  84. 65United Arab Emirates4
  85. 66Mozambique3.9
  86. 67Thailand3.9
  87. 68Guinea3.9
  88. 69Zimbabwe3.9
  89. 70Kuwait3.8
  90. 71Qatar3.8
  91. 71Uzbekistan3.8
  92. 72Kazakhstan3.7
  93. 72Rwanda3.7
  94. 73Central African Republic3.7
  95. 74Viet Nam3.6
  96. 75Cameroon3.6
  97. 75Congo, Dem. Rep.3.6
  98. 76Djibouti3.5
  99. 76Morocco3.5
  100. 77Burundi3.5
  101. 77Belarus3.5
  102. 78Eswatini3.4
  103. 79Egypt, Arab Rep.3.4
  104. 80Ethiopia3.4
  105. 81Azerbaijan3.4
  106. 81Congo, Rep.3.4
  107. 82Pakistan3.3
  108. 83Russian Federation3.2
  109. 83Bahrain3.2
  110. 84China3.2
  111. 85Lao PDR3.1
  112. 86Venezuela, RB3.1
  113. 87Cuba3.1
  114. 88Equatorial Guinea3
  115. 89Cambodia2.9
  116. 90Nicaragua2.9
  117. 90Mali2.9
  118. 91Syrian Arab Republic2.9
  119. 91Tajikistan2.9
  120. 92Oman2.9
  121. 93Burkina Faso2.8
  122. 94Iran, Islamic Rep.2.8
  123. 94Niger2.8
  124. 94Saudi Arabia2.8
  125. 95Turkmenistan2.7
  126. 96Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2.6
  127. 97South Sudan2.5
  128. 98Chad2.5
  129. 99Haiti2.4
  130. 100Libya2.1
  131. 101Eritrea2
  132. 102Afghanistan1.8
  133. 103Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.7
  134. 104Sudan1.6
  135. 105Myanmar1.6
  136. 106Yemen, Rep.1.5

Democratic Features Index