Democratic Institutions (Economist Intelligence Study): We’re Number 25

Freedom and Democracy
Written By Sadie Cornelius

Another analysis and ranking of democratic institutions comes from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a research group affiliated with the Economist media group. The EIU used five broad measures of democratic institutions: (1) electoral process and pluralism; (2) functioning of government; (3) political participation; (4) political culture; and (5) civil liberties. It categorizes countries according to four fields: “Full Democracies” (23 countries); “Flawed Democracies” (52 countries); “Hybrid Regimes” (35 countries); and “Authoritarian Regimes” (57 countries).

The United States is ranked 25th in the world and is labelled a “flawed democracy.” The top-ranked democracies, labelled “full democracies,” were Norway, Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, and Australia.

Source: “Democracy Index 2020: In Sickness and In Health, Economist Intelligence Unit, https://pages.eiu.com/rs/753-RIQ-438/images/democracy-index-2020.pdf?mkt_tok=NzUzLVJJUS00MzgAAAGLz8pJxdvi-Ch0FU7h6gFETu8H5QZtpqwss-0_e6BkQHUswSruQE0C1atHVEw-_4ATGr6i0uZjfqQfTz6yd-D2HUzrELRpQcYQesiqGjnj_7hplA

Sadie Cornelius

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