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

- #87Bosnia and Herzegovina5.06 / 10

- #88Kenya5.05 / 10

- #89Honduras4.98 / 10

- #90Morocco4.97 / 10

- #91Ukraine4.90 / 10

- #92Tunisia4.71 / 10

- #93Georgia4.70 / 10

- #94El Salvador4.61 / 10

- #95Nepal4.60 / 10

- #96Guatemala4.55 / 10

- #97Uganda4.49 / 10

- #98Gambia4.47 / 10

- #99Bangladesh4.44 / 10

- #100Benin4.44 / 10

- #101Sierra Leone4.32 / 10

- #102Bolivia4.26 / 10

- #103Turkey4.26 / 10

- #104Côte d'Ivoire4.22 / 10

- #105Nigeria4.16 / 10

- #106Angola4.05 / 10

- #107Mauritania3.96 / 10

- #108Lebanon3.56 / 10

- #109Algeria3.55 / 10

- #110Kyrgyzstan3.52 / 10

- #111Palestine3.44 / 10

- #112Mozambique3.38 / 10

- #113Rwanda3.34 / 10

- #114Jordan3.28 / 10

- #115Ethiopia3.24 / 10

- #116Qatar3.17 / 10

- #117Kazakhstan3.08 / 10

- #118United Arab Emirates3.07 / 10

- #119Oman3.05 / 10

- #120Togo2.99 / 10

- #121Zimbabwe2.98 / 10

- #122Cambodia2.94 / 10

- #123Comoros2.84 / 10

- #124Pakistan2.84 / 10

- #125Azerbaijan2.80 / 10

- #126Iraq2.80 / 10

- #127Congo (Brazzaville)2.79 / 10

- #128Egypt2.79 / 10

- #129Kuwait2.78 / 10

- #130Haiti2.74 / 10

- #131Djibouti2.70 / 10

- #132Vietnam2.62 / 10

- #133Eswatini2.60 / 10

- #134Cuba2.58 / 10

- #135Cameroon2.56 / 10

- #136Burkina Faso2.55 / 10

- #137Bahrain2.45 / 10

- #138Mali2.40 / 10

- #139Libya2.31 / 10

- #140Niger2.26 / 10

- #141Venezuela2.25 / 10

- #142Gabon2.18 / 10

- #143Burundi2.13 / 10

- #144China2.11 / 10

- #145Uzbekistan2.10 / 10

- #146Nicaragua2.09 / 10

- #147Saudi Arabia2.08 / 10

- #148Guinea2.04 / 10

- #149Guinea-Bissau2.03 / 10

- #150Russia2.03 / 10

- #151Belarus1.99 / 10

- #152Eritrea1.97 / 10

- #153Iran1.96 / 10

- #154Yemen1.95 / 10

- #155Congo (Kinshasa)1.92 / 10

- #156Equatorial Guinea1.92 / 10

- #157Chad1.89 / 10

- #158Tajikistan1.83 / 10

- #159Laos1.71 / 10

- #160Turkmenistan1.66 / 10

- #161Sudan1.46 / 10

- #162Syria1.32 / 10

- #163Central African Republic1.18 / 10

- #164North Korea1.08 / 10

- #165Myanmar0.96 / 10

- #166Afghanistan0.25 / 10

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