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  1. 1Switzerland0.88
  2. 2Uruguay0.82
  3. 3Taiwan0.8
  4. 4Italy0.74
  5. 5Ecuador0.74
  6. 6Australia0.73
  7. 7Denmark0.71
  8. 8Slovenia0.7
  9. 9Lithuania0.67
  10. 10Germany0.66
  11. 11Latvia0.66
  12. 12Moldova0.66
  13. 13Mexico0.65
  14. 13Sweden0.65
  15. 14Norway0.65
  16. 15Belgium0.65
  17. 15Romania0.65
  18. 16Zambia0.65
  19. 16Iceland0.65
  20. 17United States0.65
  21. 18Slovak Republic0.64
  22. 18Colombia0.64
  23. 18Bolivia0.64
  24. 19United Kingdom0.64
  25. 20Canada0.64
  26. 21Costa Rica0.64
  27. 22Finland0.64
  28. 23Spain0.64
  29. 24Austria0.63
  30. 25Estonia0.63
  31. 26Ireland0.63
  32. 27France0.63
  33. 28Peru0.63
  34. 29Poland0.62
  35. 30Gabon0.62
  36. 31Chile0.62
  37. 32Brazil0.62
  38. 33Bulgaria0.62
  39. 33Croatia0.62
  40. 33Malta0.62
  41. 34Nepal0.62
  42. 35New Zealand0.61
  43. 36Guatemala0.61
  44. 36Korea, Rep.0.61
  45. 37Sri Lanka0.61
  46. 37Greece0.61
  47. 38Malawi0.61
  48. 39Israel0.6
  49. 40Mauritius0.59
  50. 40Netherlands0.59
  51. 41Czechia0.59
  52. 42Dominican Republic0.58
  53. 42Suriname0.58
  54. 43Sierra Leone0.58
  55. 44Jamaica0.58
  56. 45Senegal0.58
  57. 46Gambia, The0.58
  58. 47Nigeria0.58
  59. 48Montenegro0.57
  60. 49Trinidad and Tobago0.57
  61. 50Portugal0.57
  62. 50Indonesia0.57
  63. 51Cote d'Ivoire0.57
  64. 52North Macedonia0.56
  65. 52South Africa0.56
  66. 53Philippines0.56
  67. 53Timor-Leste0.56
  68. 53Cyprus0.56
  69. 53Japan0.56
  70. 54Tanzania0.56
  71. 55Viet Nam0.56
  72. 55Honduras0.56
  73. 55Niger0.56
  74. 55Argentina0.56
  75. 56Luxembourg0.56
  76. 57Sao Tome and Principe0.55
  77. 58Solomon Islands0.55
  78. 59Bhutan0.55
  79. 60Zimbabwe0.55
  80. 61Ukraine0.55
  81. 61Serbia0.55
  82. 62Lesotho0.55
  83. 63India0.54
  84. 64Hungary0.54
  85. 64Togo0.54
  86. 65Mali0.54
  87. 65Cabo Verde0.54
  88. 66Mozambique0.53
  89. 67Panama0.53
  90. 67Mauritania0.53
  91. 68Congo, Rep.0.53
  92. 69Malaysia0.53
  93. 70Kenya0.52
  94. 70Bosnia and Herzegovina0.52
  95. 71Albania0.52
  96. 72Paraguay0.52
  97. 73Papua New Guinea0.51
  98. 74Comoros0.51
  99. 75Tunisia0.51
  100. 76Congo, Dem. Rep.0.49
  101. 77Maldives0.49
  102. 78Iraq0.49
  103. 79Benin0.49
  104. 80Georgia0.48
  105. 81Pakistan0.47
  106. 81Madagascar0.47
  107. 82Namibia0.47
  108. 83Botswana0.47
  109. 84Venezuela, RB0.46
  110. 85Guyana0.46
  111. 86Liberia0.46
  112. 87Burundi0.44
  113. 88Fiji0.43
  114. 89Mongolia0.43
  115. 90Armenia0.42
  116. 91Lebanon0.42
  117. 92Uganda0.41
  118. 93Turkiye0.4
  119. 94Ghana0.4
  120. 95Lao PDR0.4
  121. 96Morocco0.39
  122. 97Rwanda0.39
  123. 97Russian Federation0.39
  124. 98Oman0.37
  125. 98Kyrgyz Republic0.37
  126. 98Djibouti0.37
  127. 99Eswatini0.37
  128. 100Guinea0.36
  129. 101El Salvador0.35
  130. 102Burkina Faso0.34
  131. 103Chad0.34
  132. 104Thailand0.33
  133. 104Guinea-Bissau0.33
  134. 105Seychelles0.32
  135. 106Vanuatu0.32
  136. 106Ethiopia0.32
  137. 107Nicaragua0.31
  138. 107Haiti0.31
  139. 108Jordan0.31
  140. 109Barbados0.3
  141. 110Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.29
  142. 111Central African Republic0.29
  143. 112Bangladesh0.28
  144. 113Kazakhstan0.25
  145. 114Libya0.24
  146. 115Yemen, Rep.0.23
  147. 116Egypt, Arab Rep.0.21
  148. 117Algeria0.2
  149. 117Cameroon0.2
  150. 118Uzbekistan0.2
  151. 119Afghanistan0.18
  152. 120Syrian Arab Republic0.18
  153. 121Angola0.16
  154. 122Tajikistan0.16
  155. 123Bahrain0.16
  156. 124Kuwait0.15
  157. 125Cambodia0.15
  158. 125Sudan0.15
  159. 126Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.15
  160. 127Belarus0.14
  161. 128Myanmar0.14
  162. 129Singapore0.14
  163. 130South Sudan0.14
  164. 131Cuba0.13
  165. 132Hong Kong SAR, China0.13
  166. 133Qatar0.13
  167. 134China0.13
  168. 135Iran, Islamic Rep.0.1
  169. 135Saudi Arabia0.1
  170. 136Azerbaijan0.1
  171. 137United Arab Emirates0.09
  172. 137Equatorial Guinea0.09
  173. 138Turkmenistan0.08
  174. 139Eritrea0.02

Participatory political institutions