Democracy Ratings of Countries of the World---Full Democracy, Flawed Democracy, Hybrid Regime, Authoritarian

Democracy Ratings of Countries of the World---Full Democracy, Flawed Democracy, Hybrid Regime, Authoritarian

The Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index map for 2016.^[1]
Bluer colours represent more democratic countries as reported by the company.

Democracy Index by country (2017)

Listing by country is available on The Economist website.^[7]

Democracy Index 2017
Rank	Country	Score	Electoral process and pluralism	Functioning of government	Political participation	Political culture	Civil liberties	Category
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
=6	Canada	9.15	9.58	9.64	7.78	8.75	10.00	Full democracy
8	Australia	9.09	10.00	8.93	7.78	8.75	10.00	Full democracy
=9	Finland	9.03	10.00	8.93	7.78	8.75	9.71	Full democracy
=9	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	8.61	9.58	8.21	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	Austria	8.42	9.58	8.21	8.33	6.88	9.12	Full democracy
16	Mauritius	8.22	9.17	8.21	5.56	8.75	9.41	Full democracy
17	Malta	8.15	9.17	8.21	6.11	8.75	8.53	Full democracy
18	Uruguay	8.12	10.00	8.93	4.44	7.50	9.71	Full democracy
19	Spain	8.08	9.17	7.14	7.78	7.50	8.82	Full democracy
Rank	Country	Score	Electoral process and pluralism	Functioning of government	Political participation	Political culture	Civil liberties	Category
20	South Korea	8.00	9.17	7.89	7.22	7.50	8.24	Flawed democracy
=21	United States	7.98	9.17	7.14	7.22	8.13	8.24	Flawed democracy
=21	Italy	7.98	9.58	6.43	7.22	8.13	8.53	Flawed democracy
=23	Japan	7.88	8.75	8.21	6.11	7.50	8.82	Flawed democracy
=23	Cape Verde	7.88	9.17	7.86	6.67	6.88	9.12	Flawed democracy
=23	Costa Rica	7.88	9.58	7.14	6.67	6.88	9.12	Flawed democracy
=26	Chile	7.84	9.58	8.57	4.44	7.50	9.12	Flawed democracy
=26	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	Estonia	7.79	9.58	7.86	6.11	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy
=30	Israel	7.79	9.17	7.50	8.89	7.50	5.88	Flawed democracy
32	Belgium	7.78	9.58	8.93	5.00	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy
33	Taiwan	7.73	9.58	8.21	6.11	5.63	9.12	Flawed democracy
34	Czech Republic	7.62	9.58	6.43	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
37	Lithuania	7.41	9.58	5.71	6.11	6.25	9.41	Flawed democracy
=38	Greece	7.29	9.58	5.36	6.11	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy
=38	Jamaica	7.29	9.17	7.14	4.44	6.88	8.82	Flawed democracy
40	Latvia	7.25	9.58	5.71	5.56	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy
41	South Africa	7.24	7.42	7.50	8.33	5.00	7.94	Flawed democracy
42	India	7.23	9.17	6.97	7.22	5.63	7.35	Flawed democracy
43	Timor-Leste	7.19	9.08	6.97	5.56	6.88	7.65	Flawed democracy
44	Slovakia	7.16	9.58	6.97	5.56	5.63	8.24	Flawed democracy
45	Panama	7.08	9.58	6.97	6.11	5.00	7.94	Flawed democracy
46	Trinidad and Tobago	7.04	9.58	7.14	5.56	5.00	7.94	Flawed democracy
47	Bulgaria	7.03	9.17	6.43	7.22	4.38	7.94	Flawed democracy
48	Argentina	6.96	9.17	5.00	6.11	6.88	7.65	Flawed democracy
49	Brazil	6.86	9.58	5.36	6.11	3.75	8.24	Flawed democracy
50	Suriname	6.76	9.17	6.43	5.56	5.00	7.65	Flawed democracy
51	Philippines	6.71	9.17	5.71	7.22	4.38	7.06	Flawed democracy
52	Ghana	6.69	8.33	5.71	6.67	6.25	6.47	Flawed democracy
=53	Poland	6.67	9.17	6.07	6.11	4.38	7.65	Flawed democracy
=53	Colombia	6.67	9.17	6.79	4.44	4.38	7.94	Flawed democracy
55	Dominican Republic	6.66	9.17	5.36	6.11	6.25	7.06	Flawed democracy
=56	Lesotho	6.64	9.17	5.00	6.67	5.63	6.76	Flawed democracy
=56	Hungary	6.64	8.75	6.07	4.44	6.88	7.06	Flawed democracy
58	Croatia	6.63	9.17	5.36	5.56	5.00	6.76	Flawed democracy
59	Malaysia	6.54	6.92	7.14	6.11	6.25	7.06	Flawed democracy
60	Mongolia	6.50	9.17	5.71	5.56	5.00	6.76	Flawed democracy
61	Peru	6.49	9.17	5.36	5.56	5.00	7.35	Flawed democracy
62	Sri Lanka	6.48	7.83	7.14	5.00	6.25	6.18	Flawed democracy
63	Guyana	6.46	8.75	5.71	6.11	4.38	7.35	Flawed democracy
64	Romania	6.44	9.17	5.71	5.00	4.38	7.94	Flawed democracy
65	El Salvador	6.43	9.17	5.36	4.44	5.00	7.06	Flawed democracy
=66	Serbia	6.41	8.25	5.36	6.67	5.00	7.35	Flawed democracy
=66	Mexico	6.41	7.83	6.43	7.22	4.38	6.18	Flawed democracy
68	Indonesia	6.39	6.92	7.14	6.67	5.63	5.59	Flawed democracy
=69	Tunisia	6.32	6.00	5.71	7.78	6.25	5.88	Flawed democracy
=69	Singapore	6.32	4.33	7.86	6.11	6.25	7.06	Flawed democracy
=71	Hong Kong	6.31	3.92	6.07	5.56	7.50	8.53	Flawed democracy
=71	Namibia	6.31	5.67	5.36	6.67	5.63	8.24	Flawed democracy
=71	Paraguay	6.31	8.75	6.07	5.00	4.38	7.35	Flawed democracy
74	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	Ecuador	6.02	8.75	4.64	5.56	4.38	6.76	Flawed democracy
Rank	Country	Score	Electoral process and pluralism	Functioning of government	Political participation	Political culture	Civil liberties	Category
77	Albania	5.98	7.00	4.71	5.56	5.00	7.65	Hybrid regime
78	Moldova	5.94	7.50	4.64	6.11	4.38	7.06	Hybrid regime
79	Georgia	5.93	8.67	4.29	6.11	5.00	5.59	Hybrid regime
80	Guatemala	5.86	7.92	5.71	3.89	5.00	6.76	Hybrid regime
81	Fiji	5.85	6.58	5.36	6.11	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime
82	Honduras	5.72	8.25	5.36	4.44	4.38	6.18	Hybrid regime
=83	Ukraine	5.69	6.17	3.21	6.67	6.25	6.18	Hybrid regime
=83	Montenegro	5.69	6.08	5.36	5.56	4.38	7.06	Hybrid regime
85	Zambia	5.68	6.17	5.00	3.89	6.88	6.47	Hybrid regime
86	Mali	5.64	7.42	3.93	4.44	6.25	6.18	Hybrid regime
87	Benin	5.61	6.50	5.36	5.00	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime
88	Macedonia	5.57	6.50	5.00	5.56	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime
=89	Bolivia	5.49	7.00	4.64	5.00	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime
=89	Malawi	5.49	6.58	4.29	4.44	6.25	5.88	Hybrid regime
91	Tanzania	5.47	7.00	5.00	5.00	5.63	4.71	Hybrid regime
92	Bangladesh	5.43	7.42	5.07	5.00	4.38	5.29	Hybrid regime
93	Liberia	5.23	7.42	2.57	5.56	5.00	5.59	Hybrid regime
94	Nepal	5.18	4.33	5.36	5.00	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime
=95	Kenya	5.11	3.50	5.36	6.67	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime
=95	Kyrgyzstan	5.11	6.58	2.93	6.67	4.38	5.00	Hybrid regime
=95	Madagascar	5.11	6.08	3.57	5.56	5.63	4.71	Hybrid regime
98	Uganda	5.09	5.25	3.57	3.89	6.88	5.88	Hybrid regime
99	Bhutan	5.08	8.33	6.07	2.78	4.38	3.82	Hybrid regime
100	Turkey	4.88	5.33	6.07	5.00	5.63	2.35	Hybrid regime
=101	Morocco	4.87	5.25	4.64	4.44	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime
=101	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4.87	6.50	2.93	5.00	3.75	6.18	Hybrid regime
103	Burkina Faso	4.75	4.42	4.29	4.44	5.63	5.00	Hybrid regime
104	Lebanon	4.72	3.50	2.57	7.22	5.63	4.71	Hybrid regime
=105	Sierra Leone	4.66	6.58	1.86	3.33	6.25	5.29	Hybrid regime
=105	Nicaragua	4.66	3.42	3.29	3.89	5.63	7.06	Hybrid regime
107	Thailand	4.63	3.00	4.29	5.00	5.00	5.88	Hybrid regime
108	Palestine	4.46	3.83	2.50	7.78	4.38	3.82	Hybrid regime
109	Nigeria	4.44	6.08	4.64	3.33	3.75	4.41	Hybrid regime
110	Pakistan	4.26	6.50	5.36	2.22	2.50	4.71	Hybrid regime
111	Armenia	4.11	5.25	2.86	5.00	1.88	5.59	Hybrid regime
112	Iraq	4.09	4.33	0.07	7.22	5.00	3.82	Hybrid regime
113	Gambia	4.06	4.48	3.93	3.33	5.63	2.94	Hybrid regime
114	Haiti	4.03	5.17	2.21	2.22	4.38	6.18	Hybrid regime
115	Mozambique	4.02	4.42	2.14	5.00	5.00	3.53	Hybrid regime
Rank	Country	Score	Electoral process and pluralism	Functioning of government	Political participation	Political culture	Civil liberties	Category
116	Ivory Coast	3.93	4.42	2.14	3.33	5.63	4.12	Authoritarian
=117	Jordan	3.87	3.58	4.29	3.89	4.38	3.24	Authoritarian
=117	Venezuela	3.87	2.17	2.86	6.11	4.38	3.82	Authoritarian
119	Kuwait	3.85	3.17	4.29	3.89	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian
120	Myanmar	3.83	3.67	3.93	3.89	5.63	2.06	Authoritarian
121	Mauritania	3.82	3.00	3.57	5.00	3.13	4.41	Authoritarian
122	Niger	3.76	5.25	1.14	3.33	4.38	4.71	Authoritarian
123	Comoros	3.71	4.33	2.21	4.44	3.75	3.82	Authoritarian
124	Cambodia	3.63	1.33	5.71	2.22	5.63	3.24	Authoritarian
125	Angola	3.62	1.75	2.86	5.56	5.00	2.94	Authoritarian
=126	Gabon	3.61	2.58	2.21	4.44	5.00	3.82	Authoritarian
=126	Cameroon	3.61	4.00	2.86	3.89	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian
128	Algeria	3.56	2.58	2.21	3.89	5.00	4.12	Authoritarian
129	Ethiopia	3.42	0.00	3.57	5.56	5.63	2.35	Authoritarian
130	Egypt	3.36	3.58	3.21	3.33	3.75	2.94	Authoritarian
131	Cuba	3.31	1.33	4.29	3.89	4.38	2.65	Authoritarian
132	Republic of the Congo	3.25	3.17	2.50	3.89	3.75	2.94	Authoritarian
=133	Qatar	3.19	0.00	4.29	2.22	5.63	3.82	Authoritarian
=133	Rwanda	3.19	0.83	5.00	2.78	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian
135	Russia	3.17	2.17	1.79	5.00	2.50	4.41	Authoritarian
136	Zimbabwe	3.16	0.50	2.00	4.44	5.63	3.24	Authoritarian
137	Guinea	3.14	3.50	0.43	4.44	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian
138	Belarus	3.13	0.92	2.86	3.89	5.63	2.35	Authoritarian
139	China	3.10	0.00	5.00	2.78	6.25	1.47	Authoritarian
140	Vietnam	3.08	0.00	3.21	3.89	5.63	2.65	Authoritarian
141	Kazakhstan	3.06	0.50	2.14	4.44	4.38	3.82	Authoritarian
142	Togo	3.05	3.17	0.79	2.78	5.00	3.53	Authoritarian
143	Oman	3.04	0.00	3.93	2.78	4.38	4.12	Authoritarian
144	Swaziland	3.03	0.92	2.86	2.22	5.63	3.53	Authoritarian
145	Djibouti	2.76	0.42	1.79	3.33	5.63	2.65	Authoritarian
146	Bahrain	2.71	0.83	3.21	2.78	4.38	2.35	Authoritarian
147	United Arab Emirates	2.69	0.00	3.57	2.22	5.00	2.65	Authoritarian
148	Azerbaijan	2.65	0.50	2.14	3.33	3.75	3.53	Authoritarian
149	Afghanistan	2.55	2.50	1.14	2.78	2.50	3.82	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
=151	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	2.32	1.00	0.36	1.67	5.63	2.94	Authoritarian
155	Sudan	2.15	0.00	1.79	2.78	5.00	1.18	Authoritarian
156	Yemen	2.07	0.00	0.00	4.44	5.00	0.88	Authoritarian
157	Guinea-Bissau	1.98	1.67	0.00	2.78	3.13	2.35	Authoritarian
158	Uzbekistan	1.95	0.08	1.86	2.22	5.00	0.59	Authoritarian
=159	Saudi Arabia	1.93	0.00	2.86	2.22	3.13	1.47	Authoritarian
=159	Tajikistan	1.93	0.08	0.79	1.67	6.25	0.88	Authoritarian
161	Equatorial Guinea	1.81	0.00	0.43	2.78	4.38	1.47	Authoritarian
162	Turkmenistan	1.72	0.00	0.79	2.22	5.00	0.59	Authoritarian
163	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.61	0.50	0.71	2.22	3.75	0.88	Authoritarian
164	Central African Republic	1.52	2.25	0.00	1.11	1.88	2.35	Authoritarian
165	Chad	1.50	0.00	0.00	1.11	3.75	2.65	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	Category

Changes from 2010 onwards