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Democracy Countries 2024

Snapshot

  • More than 2000 types of democracies exist with overlapping sub-types, including constitutional, green, demarchy, and industrial democracy, among others.

  • The United States exemplifies a multifaceted democracy: representative (decisions made by elected officials), electoral (officials elected), presidential, and constitutional.

  • Essential elements of a democracy include pluralistic political parties, fair elections, transparent governance, politically engaged citizens, civil liberties, and free media.

  • Scores in the annual Democracy Index range from 0 (least democratic) to 10 (most democratic). Higher scores are considered preferable.

167 countries

Country
Category
Total score 2024
Civil Liberties
Electoral Process / Pluralism
Functioning of Government
Political Culture
Political Participation
NorwayFull Democracy9.819.41109.641010
New ZealandFull Democracy9.6110109.298.7510
IcelandFull Democracy9.459.71109.299.388.89
SwedenFull Democracy9.399.419.589.64108.33
FinlandFull Democracy9.39.71109.649.387.78
DenmarkFull Democracy9.289.41109.299.388.33
IrelandFull Democracy9.199.12108.21108.33
SwitzerlandFull Democracy9.149.419.589.299.388.33
NetherlandsFull Democracy99.419.588.938.758.33
TaiwanFull Democracy8.929.41109.298.137.78
LuxembourgFull Democracy8.819.71108.938.756.67
GermanyFull Democracy8.89.419.588.578.138.33
CanadaFull Democracy8.698.82108.217.58.89
AustraliaFull Democracy8.6610108.577.57.22
UruguayFull Democracy8.669.71108.936.887.78
JapanFull Democracy8.49.129.178.938.136.67
Costa RicaFull Democracy8.299.719.587.56.887.78
United KingdomFull Democracy8.289.129.587.56.888.33
AustriaFull Democracy8.288.539.587.56.888.89
GreeceFull Democracy8.148.82107.147.57.22
MauritiusFull Democracy8.148.829.177.868.756.11
South KoreaFull Democracy8.098.829.588.576.257.22
FranceFull Democracy8.078.249.587.866.887.78
SpainFull Democracy8.078.539.587.57.57.22
ChileFlawed Democracy7.989.129.588.216.886.11
Czech RepublicFlawed Democracy7.979.129.586.437.57.22
EstoniaFlawed Democracy7.968.829.587.866.886.67
MaltaFlawed Democracy7.938.539.177.148.136.67
United StatesFlawed Democracy7.858.539.176.436.258.89
IsraelFlawed Democracy7.85.599.587.56.889.44
PortugalFlawed Democracy7.758.829.586.796.886.67
SloveniaFlawed Democracy7.758.539.587.146.257.22
BotswanaFlawed Democracy7.738.539.176.797.56.67
ItalyFlawed Democracy7.697.359.586.797.57.22
Cape VerdeFlawed Democracy7.658.539.1776.886.67
BelgiumFlawed Democracy7.648.539.588.216.885
LatviaFlawed Democracy7.388.539.586.436.256.11
CyprusFlawed Democracy7.388.829.175.366.886.67
LithuaniaFlawed Democracy7.318.829.586.435.636.11
MalaysiaFlawed Democracy7.295.889.587.56.257.22
IndiaFlawed Democracy7.185.888.677.866.257.22
PolandFlawed Democracy7.187.359.586.076.256.67
Trinidad and TobagoFlawed Democracy7.167.359.587.145.636.11
SlovakiaFlawed Democracy7.078.539.586.075.635.56
JamaicaFlawed Democracy7.068.538.756.796.255
Timor LesteFlawed Democracy7.067.359.585.936.885.56
South AfricaFlawed Democracy7.057.357.427.1458.33
PanamaFlawed Democracy6.917.949.586.073.757.22
SurinameFlawed Democracy6.887.659.586.0756.11
HungaryFlawed Democracy6.726.768.756.796.884.44
BrazilFlawed Democracy6.687.359.585.3656.11
MontenegroFlawed Democracy6.677.068.757.143.756.67
PhilippinesFlawed Democracy6.667.359.174.644.387.78
ArgentinaFlawed Democracy6.627.949.1753.757.22
ColombiaFlawed Democracy6.557.659.176.073.756.11
IndonesiaFlawed Democracy6.535.297.927.864.387.22
NamibiaFlawed Democracy6.527.9475.365.636.67
CroatiaFlawed Democracy6.56.769.176.074.386.11
MongoliaFlawed Democracy6.486.188.755.715.636.11
RomaniaFlawed Democracy6.457.359.176.433.755.56
Dominican RepublicFlawed Democracy6.447.359.175.363.137.22
BulgariaFlawed Democracy6.417.658.755.714.385.56
ThailandFlawed Democracy6.355.8876.0757.78
SerbiaFlawed Democracy6.337.357.836.073.756.67
GhanaFlawed Democracy6.35.888.3355.636.67
AlbaniaFlawed Democracy6.287.0676.076.255
GuyanaFlawed Democracy6.266.767.336.0756.11
MoldovaFlawed Democracy6.236.767.425.364.387.22
SingaporeFlawed Democracy6.186.475.337.147.54.44
Sri LankaFlawed Democracy6.176.186.584.646.257.22
LesothoFlawed Democracy6.066.189.173.795.635.56
Papua New GuineaFlawed Democracy6.037.656.926.075.633.89
North MacedoniaFlawed Democracy6.037.357.835.713.136.11
ParaguayFlawed Democracy67.358.755.361.886.67
BangladeshHybrid Regime5.874.717.426.075.635.56
MalawiHybrid Regime5.856.1874.296.255.56
PeruHybrid Regime5.816.478.755.713.135
ZambiaHybrid Regime5.85.597.923.646.885
LiberiaHybrid Regime5.575.597.832.715.636.11
FijiHybrid Regime5.5556.5855.635.56
BhutanHybrid Regime5.544.718.755.9353.33
TunisiaHybrid Regime5.5156.174.645.636.11
SenegalHybrid Regime5.485.596.585.715.633.89
ArmeniaHybrid Regime5.425.297.924.643.136.11
EcuadorHybrid Regime5.415.888.7551.885.56
TanzaniaHybrid Regime5.354.714.835.366.885
MadagascarHybrid Regime5.264.416.583.575.636.11
Hong KongHybrid Regime5.247.942.753.646.885
GeorgiaHybrid Regime5.25.5973.573.756.11
MexicoHybrid Regime5.145.596.924.641.886.67
UkraineHybrid Regime5.064.415.583.0757.22
KenyaHybrid Regime5.054.123.55.365.636.67
MoroccoHybrid Regime5.044.125.254.645.635.56
Bosnia and HerzegovinaHybrid Regime55.88743.135
HondurasHybrid Regime4.985.298.753.932.54.44
El SalvadorHybrid Regime4.7156.673.213.135.56
BeninHybrid Regime4.684.412.585.716.254.44
NepalHybrid Regime4.65.294.835.362.55
UgandaHybrid Regime4.494.713.423.576.883.89
GuatemalaHybrid Regime4.475.885.673.931.885
GambiaHybrid Regime4.474.124.424.295.633.89
TurkeyHybrid Regime4.332.063.5556.11
Sierra LeoneHybrid Regime4.3254.832.8653.89
NigeriaHybrid Regime4.234.415.173.933.753.89
Ivory CoastHybrid Regime4.223.824.332.865.634.44
BoliviaHybrid Regime4.25.594.334.291.255.56
AngolaHybrid Regime4.182.654.53.2155.56
MauritaniaHybrid Regime4.144.413.53.573.136.11
KyrgyzstanAuthoritarian3.75.294.331.863.133.89
AlgeriaAuthoritarian3.663.823.082.553.89
QatarAuthoritarian3.653.531.54.295.633.33
LebanonAuthoritarian3.564.123.080.793.136.67
MozambiqueAuthoritarian3.513.532.581.4355
KuwaitAuthoritarian3.53.243.173.934.382.78
PalestineAuthoritarian3.473.531.580.143.758.33
EthiopiaAuthoritarian3.371.470.423.215.636.11
RwandaAuthoritarian3.32.651.424.6452.78
PakistanAuthoritarian3.254.122.584.292.52.78
OmanAuthoritarian3.123.820.083.9352.78
KazakhstanAuthoritarian3.082.940.53.213.755
CambodiaAuthoritarian3.052.063.2155
ZimbabweAuthoritarian3.043.242.554.44
JordanAuthoritarian3.042.942.673.212.53.89
ComorosAuthoritarian3.043.531.252.213.754.44
United Arab EmiratesAuthoritarian3.012.354.295.632.78
TogoAuthoritarian2.992.940.922.145.633.33
EgyptAuthoritarian2.931.761.333.2153.33
IraqAuthoritarian2.881.185.251.886.11
HaitiAuthoritarian2.8156.252.78
AzerbaijanAuthoritarian2.82.650.52.553.33
Republic of the CongoAuthoritarian2.793.242.53.754.44
EswatiniAuthoritarian2.782.940.921.645.632.78
Burkina FasoAuthoritarian2.733.532.53.753.89
DjiboutiAuthoritarian2.72.351.645.633.89
CubaAuthoritarian2.652.943.213.753.33
VietnamAuthoritarian2.622.653.933.752.75
MaliAuthoritarian2.583.534.385
CameroonAuthoritarian2.562.060.332.144.383.89
BahrainAuthoritarian2.521.760.422.714.383.33
Guinea BissauAuthoritarian2.452.3543.132.78
NigerAuthoritarian2.374.410.331.143.752.22
VenezuelaAuthoritarian2.312.351.073.135
NicaraguaAuthoritarian2.262.652.143.752.78
RussiaAuthoritarian2.222.060.922.143.752.22
GuineaAuthoritarian2.212.060.830.434.383.33
GabonAuthoritarian2.182.940.831.143.752.22
BurundiAuthoritarian2.131.7653.89
ChinaAuthoritarian2.120.593.573.133.33
UzbekistanAuthoritarian2.120.880.081.8652.78
Saudi ArabiaAuthoritarian2.081.473.573.132.22
BelarusAuthoritarian1.991.470.794.383.33
EritreaAuthoritarian1.970.292.146.880.56
IranAuthoritarian1.961.472.52.53.33
YemenAuthoritarian1.950.8853.89
TajikistanAuthoritarian1.940.882.214.382.22
Equatorial GuineaAuthoritarian1.921.470.434.383.33
LibyaAuthoritarian1.782.353.752.78
SudanAuthoritarian1.760.880.075.632.22
LaosAuthoritarian1.710.292.863.751.67
DR CongoAuthoritarian1.680.881.170.433.132.78
ChadAuthoritarian1.672.353.752.22
TurkmenistanAuthoritarian1.660.290.7952.22
SyriaAuthoritarian1.434.382.78
Central African RepublicAuthoritarian1.182.351.881.67
North KoreaAuthoritarian1.082.51.251.67
MyanmarAuthoritarian0.853.131.11
AfghanistanAuthoritarian0.260.071.25

How many countries are democracies?

There are 24 countries in the world that are considered full democracies.

How many countries are flawed democracies?

There are 50 countries in the world that are considered flawed democracies.

Which countries are the most democratic?

The five most democratic countries are Norway, New Zealand, Iceland, Sweden and Finland, in that order.

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