Democracy Index

Democracy Index

Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Wikipedia

The Democracy Index in an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries. The index is based on 60 indicators in total. A score of 8,01 and higher signals a ‘full democracy’, a score of 6,01 – 8,01 a flawed democracy, 4,01 – 6,0 a hybrid regime and lower than 4,0 an authoritarian regime. More information on the index can be found in a report of the Economist  ‘the Democracy Index 2015 – Democracy in an age of anxiety’.

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Country ranking, 2015