Democracy Index
Score 0–10 from the Economist Intelligence Unit (2023).
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- 🥇Norway9.81 / 10

- 🥈New Zealand9.61 / 10

- 🥉Sweden9.39 / 10

- #4Iceland9.38 / 10

- #5Switzerland9.32 / 10

- #6Finland9.30 / 10

- #7Denmark9.28 / 10

- #8Ireland9.19 / 10

- #9Netherlands9.00 / 10

- #10Luxembourg8.88 / 10

- #11Australia8.85 / 10

- #12Taiwan8.78 / 10

- #13Germany8.73 / 10

- #14Canada8.69 / 10

- #15Uruguay8.67 / 10

- #16Japan8.48 / 10

- #17United Kingdom8.34 / 10

- #18Costa Rica8.29 / 10

- #19Austria8.28 / 10

- #20Mauritius8.23 / 10

- #21Estonia8.13 / 10

- #22Spain8.13 / 10

- #23Czech Republic8.08 / 10

- #24Portugal8.08 / 10

- #25Greece8.07 / 10

- #26France7.99 / 10

- #27Malta7.93 / 10

- #28United States7.85 / 10

- #29Chile7.83 / 10

- #30Slovenia7.82 / 10

- #31Israel7.80 / 10

- #32South Korea7.75 / 10

- #33Latvia7.66 / 10

- #34Belgium7.64 / 10

- #35Botswana7.63 / 10

- #36Lithuania7.59 / 10

- #37Cape Verde7.58 / 10

- #38Italy7.58 / 10

- #39Poland7.40 / 10

- #40Cyprus7.38 / 10

- #41India7.29 / 10

- #42Slovakia7.21 / 10

- #43South Africa7.16 / 10

- #44Malaysia7.11 / 10

- #45Trinidad and Tobago7.09 / 10

- #46Timor-Leste7.03 / 10

- #47Panama6.84 / 10

- #48Suriname6.79 / 10

- #49Jamaica6.74 / 10

- #50Montenegro6.73 / 10

- #51Philippines6.63 / 10

- #52Dominican Republic6.62 / 10

- #53Mongolia6.53 / 10

- #54Argentina6.51 / 10

- #55Hungary6.51 / 10

- #56Croatia6.50 / 10

- #57Brazil6.49 / 10

- #58Namibia6.48 / 10

- #59Indonesia6.44 / 10

- #60Colombia6.35 / 10

- #61Bulgaria6.34 / 10

- #62North Macedonia6.28 / 10

- #63Thailand6.27 / 10

- #64Serbia6.26 / 10

- #65Ghana6.24 / 10

- #66Albania6.20 / 10

- #67Sri Lanka6.19 / 10

- #68Singapore6.18 / 10

- #69Guyana6.11 / 10

- #70Lesotho6.06 / 10

- #71Moldova6.04 / 10

- #72Romania5.99 / 10

- #73Papua New Guinea5.97 / 10

- #74Senegal5.93 / 10

- #75Paraguay5.92 / 10

- #76Malawi5.85 / 10

- #77Zambia5.73 / 10

- #78Peru5.69 / 10

- #79Bhutan5.65 / 10

- #80Liberia5.57 / 10

- #81Fiji5.39 / 10

- #82Armenia5.35 / 10

- #83Madagascar5.33 / 10

- #84Mexico5.32 / 10

- #85Ecuador5.24 / 10

- #86Tanzania5.20 / 10

- #87Hong Kong5.09 / 10

- #88Bosnia and Herzegovina5.06 / 10

- #89Kenya5.05 / 10

- #90Honduras4.98 / 10

- #91Morocco4.97 / 10

- #92Ukraine4.90 / 10

- #93Tunisia4.71 / 10

- #94Georgia4.70 / 10

- #95El Salvador4.61 / 10

- #96Nepal4.60 / 10

- #97Guatemala4.55 / 10

- #98Uganda4.49 / 10

- #99Gambia4.47 / 10

- #100Bangladesh4.44 / 10

- #101Benin4.44 / 10

- #102Sierra Leone4.32 / 10

- #103Bolivia4.26 / 10

- #104Turkey4.26 / 10

- #105Côte d'Ivoire4.22 / 10

- #106Nigeria4.16 / 10

- #107Angola4.05 / 10

- #108Mauritania3.96 / 10

- #109Lebanon3.56 / 10

- #110Algeria3.55 / 10

- #111Kyrgyzstan3.52 / 10

- #112Palestine3.44 / 10

- #113Mozambique3.38 / 10

- #114Rwanda3.34 / 10

- #115Jordan3.28 / 10

- #116Ethiopia3.24 / 10

- #117Qatar3.17 / 10

- #118Kazakhstan3.08 / 10

- #119United Arab Emirates3.07 / 10

- #120Oman3.05 / 10

- #121Togo2.99 / 10

- #122Zimbabwe2.98 / 10

- #123Cambodia2.94 / 10

- #124Comoros2.84 / 10

- #125Pakistan2.84 / 10

- #126Azerbaijan2.80 / 10

- #127Iraq2.80 / 10

- #128Congo (Brazzaville)2.79 / 10

- #129Egypt2.79 / 10

- #130Kuwait2.78 / 10

- #131Haiti2.74 / 10

- #132Djibouti2.70 / 10

- #133Vietnam2.62 / 10

- #134Eswatini2.60 / 10

- #135Cuba2.58 / 10

- #136Cameroon2.56 / 10

- #137Burkina Faso2.55 / 10

- #138Bahrain2.45 / 10

- #139Mali2.40 / 10

- #140Libya2.31 / 10

- #141Niger2.26 / 10

- #142Venezuela2.25 / 10

- #143Gabon2.18 / 10

- #144Burundi2.13 / 10

- #145China2.11 / 10

- #146Uzbekistan2.10 / 10

- #147Nicaragua2.09 / 10

- #148Saudi Arabia2.08 / 10

- #149Guinea2.04 / 10

- #150Guinea-Bissau2.03 / 10

- #151Russia2.03 / 10

- #152Belarus1.99 / 10

- #153Eritrea1.97 / 10

- #154Iran1.96 / 10

- #155Yemen1.95 / 10

- #156Congo (Kinshasa)1.92 / 10

- #157Equatorial Guinea1.92 / 10

- #158Chad1.89 / 10

- #159Tajikistan1.83 / 10

- #160Laos1.71 / 10

- #161Turkmenistan1.66 / 10

- #162Sudan1.46 / 10

- #163Syria1.32 / 10

- #164Central African Republic1.18 / 10

- #165North Korea1.08 / 10

- #166Myanmar0.96 / 10

- #167Afghanistan0.25 / 10

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