Index of Democracy

scale 0-10, 2006–2017

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    2006 Ranking
    1. Sweden 9.88
    2. Iceland 9.71
    3. Netherlands 9.66
    4. Norway 9.55
    5. Denmark 9.52
    6. Finland 9.25
    7. Luxembourg 9.10
    8. Australia 9.09
    9. Canada 9.07
    10. Switzerland 9.02
    11. Ireland 9.01
    12. New Zealand 9.01
    13. Germany 8.82
    14. Austria 8.69
    15. Malta 8.39
    16. Spain 8.34
    17. United States 8.22
    18. Czech Republic 8.17
    19. Portugal 8.16
    20. Japan 8.15
    21. Belgium 8.15
    22. Greece 8.13
    23. United Kingdom 8.08
    24. France 8.07
    25. Mauritius 8.04
    26. Costa Rica 8.04
    27. Slovenia 7.96
    28. Uruguay 7.96
    29. South Africa 7.91
    30. Chile 7.89
    31. South Korea 7.88
    32. Taiwan 7.82
    33. Estonia 7.74
    34. Italy 7.73
    35. India 7.68
    36. Botswana 7.60
    37. Cyprus 7.60
    38. Hungary 7.53
    39. Lithuania 7.43
    40. Cape Verde 7.43
    41. Slovakia 7.40
    42. Brazil 7.38
    43. Latvia 7.37
    44. Panama 7.35
    45. Jamaica 7.34
    46. Poland 7.30
    47. Israel 7.28
    48. Trinidad and Tobago 7.18
    49. Bulgaria 7.10
    50. Romania 7.06
    51. Croatia 7.04
    52. Ukraine 6.94
    53. Mexico 6.67
    54. Argentina 6.63
    55. Serbia 6.62
    56. Mongolia 6.60
    57. Sri Lanka 6.58
    58. Montenegro 6.57
    59. Papua New Guinea 6.54
    60. Namibia 6.54
    61. Suriname 6.52
    62. Moldova 6.50
    63. Philippines 6.48
    64. Lesotho 6.48
    65. Indonesia 6.41
    66. Timor Leste 6.41
    67. Colombia 6.40
    68. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 6.33
    69. Honduras 6.25
    70. El Salvador 6.22
    71. Paraguay 6.16
    72. Benin 6.16
    73. Guyana 6.15
    74. Dominican Republic 6.13
    75. Peru 6.11
    76. Bangladesh 6.11
    77. Guatemala 6.07
    78. Hong Kong 6.03
    79. West Bank and Gaza 6.01
    80. Mali 5.99
    81. Malaysia 5.98
    82. Bolivia 5.98
    83. Albania 5.91
    84. Singapore 5.89
    85. Lebanon 5.82
    86. Madagascar 5.82
    87. Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.78
    88. Turkey 5.70
    89. Nicaragua 5.68
    90. Thailand 5.67
    91. Fiji 5.66
    92. Ecuador 5.64
    93. Venezuela 5.42
    94. Senegal 5.37
    95. Ghana 5.35
    96. Mozambique 5.28
    97. Zambia 5.25
    98. Liberia 5.22
    99. Tanzania 5.18
    100. Uganda 5.14
    101. Kenya 5.08
    102. Russia 5.02
    103. Malawi 4.97
    104. Georgia 4.90
    105. Cambodia 4.77
    106. Ethiopia 4.72
    107. Burundi 4.51
    108. Gambia 4.39
    109. Haiti 4.19
    110. Armenia 4.15
    111. Kyrgyzstan 4.08
    112. Iraq 4.01
    113. Jordan 3.92
    114. Pakistan 3.92
    115. Comoros 3.90
    116. Egypt 3.90
    117. Morocco 3.90
    118. Rwanda 3.82
    119. Burkina Faso 3.72
    120. Kazakhstan 3.62
    121. Sierra Leone 3.57
    122. Niger 3.54
    123. Bahrain 3.53
    124. Cuba 3.52
    125. Nigeria 3.52
    126. Nepal 3.42
    127. Congo (Kinshasa) 3.38
    128. Belarus 3.34
    129. Azerbaijan 3.31
    130. Cameroon 3.27
    131. Congo (Brazzaville) 3.19
    132. Algeria 3.17
    133. Mauritania 3.12
    134. Kuwait 3.09
    135. Tunisia 3.06
    136. Afghanistan 3.06
    137. Yemen 2.98
    138. China 2.97
    139. Iran 2.93
    140. Swaziland 2.93
    141. Sudan 2.90
    142. Qatar 2.78
    143. Oman 2.77
    144. Ivory Coast 2.76
    145. Vietnam 2.75
    146. Gabon 2.72
    147. Bhutan 2.62
    148. Zimbabwe 2.62
    149. Tajikistan 2.45
    150. United Arab Emirates 2.42
    151. Angola 2.41
    152. Djibouti 2.37
    153. Syria 2.36
    154. Eritrea 2.31
    155. Laos 2.10
    156. Equatorial Guinea 2.09
    157. Guinea 2.02
    158. Guinea Bissau 2.00
    159. Saudi Arabia 1.92
    160. Uzbekistan 1.85
    161. Libya 1.84
    162. Turkmenistan 1.83
    163. Burma (Myanmar) 1.77
    164. Togo 1.75
    165. Chad 1.65
    166. Central African Republic 1.61
    167. North Korea 1.03
    2017 Ranking
    1. Norway 9.87
    2. Iceland 9.58
    3. Sweden 9.39
    4. New Zealand 9.26
    5. Denmark 9.22
    6. Canada 9.15
    7. Ireland 9.15
    8. Australia 9.09
    9. Switzerland 9.03
    10. Finland 9.03
    11. Netherlands 8.89
    12. Luxembourg 8.81
    13. Germany 8.61
    14. United Kingdom 8.53
    15. Austria 8.42
    16. Mauritius 8.22
    17. Malta 8.15
    18. Uruguay 8.12
    19. Spain 8.08
    20. South Korea 8.00
    21. Italy 7.98
    22. United States 7.98
    23. Cameroon 7.88
    24. Japan 7.88
    25. Costa Rica 7.88
    26. Portugal 7.84
    27. Chile 7.84
    28. Botswana 7.81
    29. France 7.80
    30. Estonia 7.79
    31. Israel 7.79
    32. Belgium 7.78
    33. Taiwan 7.73
    34. Czech Republic 7.62
    35. Cyprus 7.59
    36. Slovenia 7.50
    37. Lithuania 7.41
    38. Jamaica 7.29
    39. Greece 7.29
    40. Latvia 7.25
    41. South Africa 7.24
    42. India 7.23
    43. Timor Leste 7.19
    44. Slovakia 7.16
    45. Panama 7.08
    46. Trinidad and Tobago 7.04
    47. Bulgaria 7.03
    48. Argentina 6.96
    49. Brazil 6.86
    50. Suriname 6.76
    51. Philippines 6.71
    52. Ghana 6.69
    53. Poland 6.67
    54. Colombia 6.67
    55. Dominican Republic 6.66
    56. Lesotho 6.64
    57. Hungary 6.64
    58. Croatia 6.63
    59. Malaysia 6.54
    60. Mongolia 6.50
    61. Peru 6.49
    62. Sri Lanka 6.48
    63. Guyana 6.46
    64. Romania 6.44
    65. El Salvador 6.43
    66. Mexico 6.41
    67. Serbia 6.41
    68. Indonesia 6.39
    69. Singapore 6.32
    70. Tunisia 6.32
    71. Namibia 6.31
    72. Hong Kong 6.31
    73. Paraguay 6.31
    74. Senegal 6.15
    75. Papua New Guinea 6.03
    76. Ecuador 6.02
    77. Albania 5.98
    78. Moldova 5.94
    79. Georgia 5.93
    80. Guatemala 5.86
    81. Fiji 5.85
    82. Honduras 5.72
    83. Montenegro 5.69
    84. Ukraine 5.69
    85. Zambia 5.68
    86. Mali 5.64
    87. Benin 5.61
    88. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 5.57
    89. Bolivia 5.49
    90. Malawi 5.49
    91. Tanzania 5.47
    92. Bangladesh 5.43
    93. Liberia 5.23
    94. Nepal 5.18
    95. Kenya 5.11
    96. Madagascar 5.11
    97. Kyrgyzstan 5.11
    98. Uganda 5.09
    99. Bhutan 5.08
    100. Turkey 4.88
    101. Morocco 4.87
    102. Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.87
    103. Burkina Faso 4.75
    104. Lebanon 4.72
    105. Sierra Leone 4.66
    106. Nicaragua 4.66
    107. Thailand 4.63
    108. West Bank and Gaza 4.46
    109. Nigeria 4.44
    110. Pakistan 4.26
    111. Armenia 4.11
    112. Iraq 4.09
    113. Gambia 4.06
    114. Haiti 4.03
    115. Mozambique 4.02
    116. Ivory Coast 3.93
    117. Jordan 3.87
    118. Venezuela 3.87
    119. Kuwait 3.85
    120. Burma (Myanmar) 3.83
    121. Mauritania 3.82
    122. Niger 3.76
    123. Comoros 3.71
    124. Cambodia 3.63
    125. Angola 3.62
    126. Cape Verde 3.61
    127. Gabon 3.61
    128. Algeria 3.56
    129. Ethiopia 3.42
    130. Egypt 3.36
    131. Cuba 3.31
    132. Congo (Brazzaville) 3.25
    133. Rwanda 3.19
    134. Qatar 3.19
    135. Russia 3.17
    136. Zimbabwe 3.16
    137. Guinea 3.14
    138. Belarus 3.13
    139. China 3.10
    140. Vietnam 3.08
    141. Kazakhstan 3.06
    142. Togo 3.05
    143. Oman 3.04
    144. Swaziland 3.03
    145. Djibouti 2.76
    146. Bahrain 2.71
    147. United Arab Emirates 2.69
    148. Azerbaijan 2.65
    149. Afghanistan 2.55
    150. Iran 2.45
    151. Laos 2.37
    152. Eritrea 2.37
    153. Burundi 2.33
    154. Libya 2.32
    155. Sudan 2.15
    156. Yemen 2.07
    157. Guinea Bissau 1.98
    158. Uzbekistan 1.95
    159. Tajikistan 1.93
    160. Saudi Arabia 1.93
    161. Equatorial Guinea 1.81
    162. Turkmenistan 1.72
    163. Congo (Kinshasa) 1.61
    164. Central African Republic 1.52
    165. Chad 1.50
    166. Syria 1.43
    167. North Korea 1.08

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    Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit