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The Economist has in a study examined the state of democracy in 167 countries and attempted to quantify this with an Economist Intelligence Unit Index of Democracy which focused on five general categories: electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, functioning of government, political participation and political culture. According to Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index 2008 Sweden scored a total of 9.88 on a scale from zero to ten, which was the highest result, while North Korea scored the lowest with 0.86.[1] The countries are categorized into "Full Democracies", "Flawed Democracies", "Hybrid Regimes" (all considered democracies), and "Authoritarian Regimes" (considered dictatorial).
ReplyDeleteA map of the world, highlighted on a scale from light blue to black, based on the score each country recieved according to The Economist's Democracy Index survey for 2008, from a scale of 10 to 0, with 10 being the most democratic, and 0 being the least democratic.
(Hong Kong, not visible on this map, was also included in the survey, being given a score of 5.85)
Key:
Full Democracies
10-8
8-7.95
Flawed Democracies
7.95-7
7-6
Hybrid Regimes
6-4.5
4.5-3.95
Authoritarian Regimes
3.95-2
2-0