Democracy Index
Democracy Index by country 2018
Listing by country is available on The Economist website.

Democracy Index

Section Title: Democracy Index by country 2018
Table Section Text: Listing by country is available on The Economist website.

Rank	Country	Score	Elec­toral process and plura­lism	Functio­ning of govern­ment	Poli­tical partici­pation	Poli­tical culture	Civil liber­ties	Regime type

1	Norway	9.87	10.00	9.64	10.00	10.00	9.71	Full democracy

2	Iceland	9.58	10.00	9.29	8.89	10.00	9.71	Full democracy

3	Sweden	9.39	9.58	9.64	8.33	10.00	9.41	Full democracy

4	New Zealand	9.26	10.00	9.29	8.89	8.13	10.00	Full democracy

5	Denmark	9.22	10.00	9.29	8.33	9.38	9.12	Full democracy

=6	Ireland	9.15	9.58	7.86	8.33	10.00	10.00	Full democracy

Canada	9.15	9.58	9.64	7.78	8.75	10.00	Full democracy

8	Finland	9.14	10.00	8.93	8.33	8.75	9.71	Full democracy

9	Australia	9.09	10.00	8.93	7.78	8.75	10.00	Full democracy

10	Switzerland	9.03	9.58	9.29	7.78	9.38	9.12	Full democracy

11	Netherlands	8.89	9.58	9.29	8.33	8.13	9.12	Full democracy

12	Luxembourg	8.81	10.00	8.93	6.67	8.75	9.71	Full democracy

13	Germany	8.68	9.58	8.57	8.33	7.50	9.41	Full democracy

14	United Kingdom	8.53	9.58	7.50	8.33	8.13	9.12	Full democracy

15	Uruguay	8.38	10.00	8.57	6.11	7.50	9.71	Full democracy

16	Austria	8.29	9.58	7.86	8.33	6.88	8.82	Full democracy

17	Mauritius	8.22	9.17	8.21	5.56	8.75	9.41	Full democracy

18	Malta	8.21	9.17	8.21	6.11	8.75	8.82	Full democracy

19	Spain	8.08	9.17	7.14	7.78	7.50	8.82	Full democracy

20	Costa Rica	8.07	9.58	7.50	6.67	7.50	9.12	Full democracy

21	South Korea	8.00	9.17	7.86	7.22	7.50	8.24	Flawed democracy

22	Japan	7.99	8.75	8.21	6.67	7.50	8.82	Flawed democracy

=23	Chile	7.97	9.58	8.57	4.44	8.13	9.12	Flawed democracy

Estonia	7.97	9.58	8.21	6.67	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy

25	United States	7.96	9.17	7.14	7.78	7.50	8.24	Flawed democracy

26	Cape Verde	7.88	9.17	7.86	6.67	6.88	8.82	Flawed democracy

27	Portugal	7.84	9.58	7.50	6.11	6.88	9.12	Flawed democracy

28	Botswana	7.81	9.17	7.14	6.11	7.50	9.12	Flawed democracy

29	France	7.80	9.58	7.50	7.78	5.63	8.53	Flawed democracy

30	Israel	7.79	9.17	7.50	8.89	7.50	5.88	Flawed democracy

31	Belgium	7.78	9.58	8.93	5.00	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy

32	Republic of China (Taiwan)	7.73	9.58	8.21	6.11	5.63	9.12	Flawed democracy

33	Italy	7.71	9.58	6.07	7.78	6.88	8.24	Flawed democracy

34	Czech Republic	7.69	9.58	6.79	6.67	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy

35	Cyprus	7.59	9.17	6.43	6.67	6.88	8.82	Flawed democracy

=36	Slovenia	7.50	9.58	6.79	6.67	6.25	8.24	Flawed democracy

Lithuania	7.50	9.58	6.43	6.11	6.25	9.12	Flawed democracy

38	Latvia	7.38	9.58	6.07	5.56	6.88	8.82	Flawed democracy

39	Greece	7.29	9.58	5.36	6.11	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy

40	South Africa	7.24	7.42	7.50	8.33	5.00	7.94	Flawed democracy

41	India	7.23	9.17	6.79	7.22	5.63	7.35	Flawed democracy

42	Timor-Leste	7.19	9.08	6.79	5.56	6.88	7.65	Flawed democracy

43	Trinidad and Tobago	7.16	9.58	7.14	6.11	5.63	7.35	Flawed democracy

44	Slovakia	7.10	9.58	6.79	5.56	5.63	7.94	Flawed democracy

45	Panama	7.05	9.58	6.07	6.67	5.00	7.94	Flawed democracy

46	Bulgaria	7.03	9.17	6.43	7.22	4.38	7.94	Flawed democracy

=47	Argentina	7.02	9.17	5.36	6.11	6.25	8.24	Flawed democracy

Jamaica	7.02	8.75	7.14	4.44	6.25	8.53	Flawed democracy

49	Suriname	6.98	9.17	6.43	6.67	5.00	7.65	Flawed democracy

50	Brazil	6.97	9.58	5.36	6.67	5.00	8.24	Flawed democracy

51	Colombia	6.96	9.17	6.79	5.00	5.63	8.24	Flawed democracy

52	Malaysia	6.88	7.75	7.86	6.67	6.25	5.88	Flawed democracy

53	Philippines	6.71	9.17	5.71	7.22	4.38	7.06	Flawed democracy

=54	Poland	6.67	9.17	6.07	6.11	4.38	7.65	Flawed democracy

Guyana	6.67	9.17	5.71	6.11	5.00	7.35	Flawed democracy

56	Lesotho	6.64	9.17	5.00	6.67	5.63	6.76	Flawed democracy

=57	Ghana	6.63	8.33	5.71	6.67	6.25	6.18	Flawed democracy

Hungary	6.63	8.75	6.07	5.00	6.25	7.06	Flawed democracy

59	Peru	6.60	9.17	5.00	5.56	5.63	7.65	Flawed democracy

60	Croatia	6.57	9.17	6.07	5.56	5.00	7.06	Flawed democracy

61	Dominican Republic	6.54	9.17	5.36	6.11	5.00	7.06	Flawed democracy

62	Mongolia	6.50	9.17	5.71	5.56	5.00	7.06	Flawed democracy

=63	Serbia	6.41	8.25	5.36	6.11	5.00	7.35	Flawed democracy

Tunisia	6.41	6.42	5.71	7.78	6.25	5.88	Flawed democracy

65	Indonesia	6.39	6.92	7.14	6.67	5.63	5.59	Flawed democracy

=66	Singapore	6.38	4.33	7.86	6.11	6.25	7.35	Flawed democracy

Romania	6.38	9.17	5.71	5.00	4.38	7.65	Flawed democracy

68	Ecuador	6.27	8.75	5.36	6.11	4.38	6.76	Flawed democracy

69	Namibia	6.25	5.67	5.36	6.67	5.63	7.94	Flawed democracy

70	Paraguay	6.24	8.75	5.71	5.00	4.38	7.35	Flawed democracy

=71	Sri Lanka	6.19	7.83	5.71	5.00	6.25	6.18	Flawed democracy

Mexico	6.19	8.33	6.07	7.22	3.13	6.18	Flawed democracy

=73	Hong Kong	6.15	3.08	6.07	5.56	7.50	8.53	Flawed democracy

Senegal	6.15	7.50	6.07	4.44	6.25	6.47	Flawed democracy

75	Papua New Guinea	6.03	6.92	6.07	3.89	5.63	7.65	Flawed democracy

76	Albania	5.98	7.00	4.71	5.56	5.00	7.65	Hybrid regime

77	El Salvador	5.96	9.17	4.29	5.56	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime

78	North Macedonia	5.87	6.50	5.36	6.67	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime

=79	Moldova	5.85	7.08	4.64	6.11	4.38	7.06	Hybrid regime

Fiji	5.85	6.58	5.36	6.11	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime

=81	Montenegro	5.74	6.08	5.36	6.11	4.38	6.76	Hybrid regime

Benin	5.74	6.50	5.71	5.00	5.63	5.88	Hybrid regime

83	Bolivia	5.70	7.50	4.64	5.56	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime

84	Ukraine	5.69	6.17	3.21	6.67	6.25	6.18	Hybrid regime

85	Honduras	5.63	8.50	4.64	4.44	4.38	6.18	Hybrid regime

86	Zambia	5.61	6.17	4.64	3.89	6.88	6.47	Hybrid regime

87	Guatemala	5.60	7.92	5.36	3.89	4.38	6.47	Hybrid regime

88	Bangladesh	5.57	7.83	5.07	5.56	4.38	5.00	Hybrid regime

89	Georgia	5.50	7.83	3.57	6.11	4.38	5.59	Hybrid regime

90	Malawi	5.49	6.58	4.29	4.44	6.25	5.88	Hybrid regime

=91	Tanzania	5.41	7.00	5.00	5.00	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime

Mali	5.41	7.42	3.93	3.89	5.63	6.18	Hybrid regime

93	Liberia	5.35	7.42	2.57	5.56	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime

94	Bhutan	5.30	8.75	6.79	2.78	4.38	3.82	Hybrid regime

95	Madagascar	5.22	6.08	3.57	6.11	5.63	4.71	Hybrid regime

96	Uganda	5.20	5.25	3.57	4.44	6.88	5.88	Hybrid regime

97	Nepal	5.18	4.33	5.36	5.00	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime

=98	Kenya	5.11	3.50	5.36	6.67	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime

Kyrgyzstan	5.11	6.58	2.93	6.67	4.38	5.00	Hybrid regime

100	Morocco	4.99	5.25	4.64	5.00	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime

101	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4.98	6.50	2.93	5.56	3.75	6.18	Hybrid regime

102	Haiti	4.91	5.58	2.93	3.89	6.25	5.88	Hybrid regime

103	Armenia	4.79	5.67	4.64	5.56	2.50	5.59	Hybrid regime

104	Burkina Faso	4.75	4.42	4.29	4.44	5.63	5.00	Hybrid regime

105	Sierra Leone	4.66	6.58	1.86	3.33	6.25	5.29	Hybrid regime

=106	Lebanon	4.63	3.92	2.21	6.67	5.63	4.71	Hybrid regime

Thailand	4.63	3.00	4.29	5.00	5.00	5.88	Hybrid regime

108	Nigeria	4.44	6.08	4.64	3.33	3.75	4.41	Hybrid regime

109	Palestine	4.39	3.83	2.14	7.78	4.38	3.82	Hybrid regime

110	Turkey	4.37	4.50	5.00	5.00	5.00	2.35	Hybrid regime

111	Gambia	4.31	4.48	4.29	3.33	5.63	3.82	Hybrid regime

112	Pakistan	4.17	6.08	5.36	2.22	2.50	4.71	Hybrid regime

113	Ivory Coast	4.15	4.83	2.86	3.33	5.63	4.12	Hybrid regime

114	Iraq	4.06	4.75	0.07	6.67	5.00	3.82	Hybrid regime

115	Jordan	3.93	3.58	4.29	3.89	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian

=116	Mozambique	3.85	3.58	2.14	5.00	5.00	3.53	Authoritarian

Kuwait	3.85	3.17	4.29	3.89	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian

118	Myanmar	3.83	3.67	3.93	3.89	5.63	2.06	Authoritarian

119	Mauritania	3.82	3.00	3.57	5.00	3.13	4.41	Authoritarian

120	Niger	3.76	5.25	1.14	3.33	4.38	4.71	Authoritarian

121	Comoros	3.71	4.33	2.21	4.44	3.75	3.82	Authoritarian

122	Nicaragua	3.63	2.67	1.86	3.89	5.63	4.12	Authoritarian

123	Angola	3.62	1.75	2.86	5.56	5.00	2.94	Authoritarian

124	Gabon	3.61	2.58	2.21	4.44	5.00	3.82	Authoritarian

125	Cambodia	3.59	1.33	5.00	2.78	5.63	3.24	Authoritarian

126	Algeria	3.50	2.58	2.21	3.89	5.00	3.82	Authoritarian

127	Egypt	3.36	3.58	3.21	3.33	3.75	2.94	Authoritarian

=128	Ethiopia	3.35	0.00	3.57	5.56	5.00	2.65	Authoritarian

Rwanda	3.35	1.67	5.00	2.78	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian

130	China	3.32	0.00	5.00	3.89	6.25	1.47	Authoritarian

131	Republic of the Congo	3.31	3.17	2.50	3.89	3.75	3.24	Authoritarian

132	Cameroon	3.28	3.17	2.86	3.33	4.38	2.65	Authoritarian

133	Qatar	3.19	0.00	4.29	2.22	5.63	3.82	Authoritarian

=134	Zimbabwe	3.16	0.50	2.00	4.44	5.63	3.24	Authoritarian

Venezuela	3.16	1.67	1.79	4.44	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian

136	Guinea	3.14	3.50	0.43	4.44	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian

137	Belarus	3.13	0.92	2.86	3.89	5.63	2.35	Authoritarian

138	Togo	3.10	3.17	0.79	3.33	5.00	3.24	Authoritarian

139	Vietnam	3.08	0.00	3.21	3.89	5.63	2.65	Authoritarian

140	Oman	3.04	0.00	3.93	2.78	4.38	4.12	Authoritarian

141	Eswatini	3.03	0.92	2.86	2.22	5.63	3.53	Authoritarian

142	Cuba	3.00	1.08	3.57	3.33	4.38	2.65	Authoritarian

143	Afghanistan	2.97	2.92	1.14	4.44	2.50	3.82	Authoritarian

=144	Kazakhstan	2.94	0.50	2.14	4.44	4.38	3.24	Authoritarian

Russia	2.94	2.17	1.79	5.00	2.50	3.24	Authoritarian

146	Djibouti	2.87	0.42	1.79	3.89	5.63	2.65	Authoritarian

147	United Arab Emirates	2.76	0.00	3.93	2.22	5.00	2.65	Authoritarian

148	Bahrain	2.71	0.83	3.21	2.78	4.38	2.35	Authoritarian

149	Azerbaijan	2.65	0.50	2.14	3.33	3.75	3.53	Authoritarian

150	Iran	2.45	0.00	3.21	4.44	3.13	1.47	Authoritarian

=151	Eritrea	2.37	0.00	2.14	1.67	6.88	1.18	Authoritarian

Laos	2.37	0.83	2.86	1.67	5.00	1.47	Authoritarian

153	Burundi	2.33	0.00	0.43	3.89	5.00	2.35	Authoritarian

154	Libya	2.19	1.00	0.36	1.67	5.00	2.94	Authoritarian

155	Sudan	2.15	0.00	1.79	2.78	5.00	1.18	Authoritarian

156	Uzbekistan	2.01	0.08	1.86	2.22	5.00	0.88	Authoritarian

157	Guinea-Bissau	1.98	1.67	0.00	2.78	3.13	2.35	Authoritarian

158	Yemen	1.95	0.00	0.00	3.89	5.00	0.88	Authoritarian

=159	Saudi Arabia	1.93	0.00	2.86	2.22	3.13	1.47	Authoritarian

Tajikistan	1.93	0.08	0.79	1.67	6.25	0.88	Authoritarian

161	Equatorial Guinea	1.92	0.00	0.43	3.33	4.38	1.47	Authoritarian

162	Turkmenistan	1.72	0.00	0.79	2.22	5.00	0.59	Authoritarian

163	Chad	1.61	0.00	0.00	1.67	3.75	2.65	Authoritarian

164	Central African Republic	1.52	2.25	0.00	1.11	1.88	2.35	Authoritarian

165	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.49	0.50	0.71	2.22	3.13	0.88	Authoritarian

166	Syria	1.43	0.00	0.00	2.78	4.38	0.00	Authoritarian

167	North Korea	1.08	0.00	2.50	1.67	1.25	0.00	Authoritarian

Rank	Country	Score	Elec­toral process and plura­lism	Functio­ning of govern­ment	Poli­tical partici­pation	Poli­tical culture	Civil liber­ties	Regime type

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Democracy Index was measured for 167 countries.

final_sentence: Democracy Index was measured for 167 countries.