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Deliberative democracy index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Denmark0.87
  2. 2Norway0.86
  3. 3Switzerland0.85
  4. 4Luxembourg0.82
  5. 5Sweden0.82
  6. 6Ireland0.8
  7. 7France0.79
  8. 8Germany0.79
  9. 9Costa Rica0.79
  10. 10Uruguay0.78
  11. 11Belgium0.78
  12. 12Australia0.77
  13. 12Chile0.77
  14. 13Finland0.76
  15. 14Estonia0.76
  16. 15Korea, Rep.0.75
  17. 16Netherlands0.74
  18. 17Japan0.73
  19. 17Austria0.73
  20. 18Barbados0.71
  21. 19Brazil0.71
  22. 20Iceland0.7
  23. 20Czechia0.7
  24. 20Seychelles0.7
  25. 21Jamaica0.69
  26. 22Spain0.69
  27. 23Portugal0.69
  28. 24Taiwan0.69
  29. 25Latvia0.68
  30. 26Canada0.68
  31. 27United Kingdom0.67
  32. 28Mauritius0.66
  33. 29Lithuania0.66
  34. 30Poland0.65
  35. 31South Africa0.65
  36. 32Dominican Republic0.65
  37. 33New Zealand0.64
  38. 34Malta0.64
  39. 35Sri Lanka0.62
  40. 36Suriname0.62
  41. 37Cyprus0.61
  42. 38Slovenia0.61
  43. 39Italy0.61
  44. 39Greece0.61
  45. 40Trinidad and Tobago0.6
  46. 41Ghana0.58
  47. 42Panama0.56
  48. 43Senegal0.56
  49. 44Cabo Verde0.55
  50. 45Timor-Leste0.54
  51. 46Montenegro0.52
  52. 47Israel0.51
  53. 48Bhutan0.5
  54. 49Croatia0.5
  55. 50Gambia, The0.49
  56. 51Liberia0.49
  57. 52Lesotho0.48
  58. 53United States0.48
  59. 54Bulgaria0.47
  60. 55Guatemala0.47
  61. 56Malawi0.47
  62. 57Vanuatu0.47
  63. 58Namibia0.46
  64. 59Colombia0.46
  65. 60Kenya0.45
  66. 61Mongolia0.45
  67. 62Moldova0.44
  68. 63Sierra Leone0.43
  69. 64Maldives0.42
  70. 64Sao Tome and Principe0.42
  71. 65Zambia0.41
  72. 66Argentina0.41
  73. 67Fiji0.41
  74. 67Nepal0.41
  75. 68Solomon Islands0.4
  76. 69Kosovo0.39
  77. 70Peru0.38
  78. 71Armenia0.38
  79. 72North Macedonia0.37
  80. 73Ecuador0.37
  81. 74Malaysia0.36
  82. 75Indonesia0.36
  83. 76Slovak Republic0.36
  84. 77Honduras0.36
  85. 78Singapore0.35
  86. 79Botswana0.35
  87. 79Lebanon0.35
  88. 80Nigeria0.35
  89. 81Tunisia0.33
  90. 82Bosnia and Herzegovina0.33
  91. 83Ukraine0.33
  92. 84Georgia0.32
  93. 85Paraguay0.32
  94. 86Benin0.3
  95. 87Romania0.29
  96. 88Tanzania0.29
  97. 89Togo0.29
  98. 90Morocco0.28
  99. 91Iraq0.27
  100. 92Jordan0.27
  101. 93Libya0.26
  102. 94India0.26
  103. 95Niger0.25
  104. 96Philippines0.25
  105. 97Papua New Guinea0.25
  106. 98Mexico0.25
  107. 99Guyana0.25
  108. 100Cote d'Ivoire0.24
  109. 101Bolivia0.24
  110. 102Albania0.24
  111. 103Uganda0.23
  112. 103Mauritania0.23
  113. 104Gabon0.23
  114. 105Zimbabwe0.22
  115. 106Congo, Dem. Rep.0.21
  116. 107Serbia0.21
  117. 107Mali0.21
  118. 108Ethiopia0.2
  119. 108Haiti0.2
  120. 109Thailand0.19
  121. 110Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.19
  122. 111Kazakhstan0.19
  123. 112Algeria0.18
  124. 113Rwanda0.18
  125. 113Pakistan0.18
  126. 114Viet Nam0.18
  127. 115Hungary0.18
  128. 116Madagascar0.18
  129. 117Kuwait0.18
  130. 118Angola0.17
  131. 119Mozambique0.17
  132. 120Syrian Arab Republic0.17
  133. 121Congo, Rep.0.16
  134. 122Bangladesh0.16
  135. 123Uzbekistan0.15
  136. 124Kyrgyz Republic0.15
  137. 125Djibouti0.14
  138. 126Central African Republic0.13
  139. 127Guinea-Bissau0.13
  140. 128Comoros0.13
  141. 129El Salvador0.13
  142. 130Chad0.12
  143. 131Egypt, Arab Rep.0.12
  144. 131Qatar0.12
  145. 132Cuba0.1
  146. 132Cameroon0.1
  147. 133Guinea0.1
  148. 134Iran, Islamic Rep.0.09
  149. 135United Arab Emirates0.08
  150. 136Turkiye0.08
  151. 137Cambodia0.08
  152. 138Oman0.07
  153. 138West Bank and Gaza0.07
  154. 139Saudi Arabia0.07
  155. 140Burundi0.07
  156. 141China0.06
  157. 141Eswatini0.06
  158. 142Lao PDR0.06
  159. 142Bahrain0.06
  160. 143Russian Federation0.06
  161. 144Hong Kong SAR, China0.06
  162. 145Tajikistan0.05
  163. 145Burkina Faso0.05
  164. 146Equatorial Guinea0.05
  165. 147Yemen, Rep.0.04
  166. 148South Sudan0.04
  167. 149Myanmar0.04
  168. 150Azerbaijan0.03
  169. 151Belarus0.03
  170. 152Turkmenistan0.03
  171. 153Eritrea0.03
  172. 154Venezuela, RB0.02
  173. 154Sudan0.02
  174. 155Nicaragua0.02
  175. 156Afghanistan0.01
  176. 157Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.01

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