Democracy Index 2018

The Democracy Index (DI) is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a UK-based company.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) is the research and analysis division of The Economist Group, the sister company to The Economist newspaper.

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide in 165 independent states and two territories.

The index was first published in 2006, with updates for 2008, 2010 and later years.

The index is based on 60 indicators grouped in five different categories, measuring pluralism, civil liberties and political culture.

In addition to a numeric score and a ranking, the index categorises each country in one of four regime types: full democracies, flawed democracies, hybrid regimes and authoritarian regimes.

Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit

Type of Regime	Score	Countries	Countries %	Population %
Full Democracies	8 < s	20	12.0	4.5
Flawed Democracies	6 < s  ≤ 8	55	32.9	43.2
Hybrid Democracies	4 < s ≤ 6	39	23.4	16.7
Authoritarian Regimes	s ≤ 4	53	31.7	35.6

Democracy Index 2018 – Full List

Rank	Country	Score	Electoral process and pluralism	Functioning of government	Political Participation	Political Culture	Civil Liberties	Regime Type	Continent
1	Norway	9.87	10	9.64	10	10	9.71	Full democracy	Europe
2	Iceland	9.58	10	9.29	8.89	10	9.71	Full democracy	Europe
3	Sweden	9.39	9.58	9.64	8.33	10	9.41	Full democracy	Europe
4	New Zealand	9.26	10	9.29	8.89	8.13	10	Full democracy	Oceania
5	Denmark	9.22	10	9.29	8.33	9.38	9.12	Full democracy	Europe
6	Ireland	9.15	9.58	7.86	8.33	10	10	Full democracy	Europe
7	Canada	9.15	9.58	9.64	7.78	8.75	10	Full democracy	North America
8	Finland	9.14	10	8.93	8.33	8.75	9.71	Full democracy	Europe
9	Australia	9.09	10	8.93	7.78	8.75	10	Full democracy	Oceania
10	Switzerland	9.03	9.58	9.29	7.78	9.38	9.12	Full democracy	Europe
11	Netherlands	8.89	9.58	9.29	8.33	8.13	9.12	Full democracy	Europe
12	Luxembourg	8.81	10	8.93	6.67	8.75	9.71	Full democracy	Europe
13	Germany	8.68	9.58	8.57	8.33	7.5	9.41	Full democracy	Europe
14	United Kingdom	8.53	9.58	7.5	8.33	8.13	9.12	Full democracy	Europe
15	Uruguay	8.38	10	8.57	6.11	7.5	9.71	Full democracy	South America
16	Austria	8.29	9.58	7.86	8.33	6.88	8.82	Full democracy	Europe
17	Mauritius	8.22	9.17	8.21	5.56	8.75	9.41	Full democracy	Africa
18	Malta	8.21	9.17	8.21	6.11	8.75	8.82	Full democracy	Europe
19	Spain	8.08	9.17	7.14	7.78	7.5	8.82	Full democracy	Europe
20	Costa Rica	8.07	9.58	7.5	6.67	7.5	9.12	Full democracy	North America
21	South Korea	8	9.17	7.86	7.22	7.5	8.24	Flawed democracy	Asia
22	Japan	7.99	8.75	8.21	6.67	7.5	8.82	Flawed democracy	Asia
23	Chile	7.97	9.58	8.57	4.44	8.13	9.12	Flawed democracy	South America
24	Estonia	7.97	9.58	8.21	6.67	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy	Europe
25	United States	7.96	9.17	7.14	7.78	7.5	8.24	Flawed democracy	North America
26	Cape Verde	7.88	9.17	7.86	6.67	6.88	8.82	Flawed democracy	Africa
27	Portugal	7.84	9.58	7.5	6.11	6.88	9.12	Flawed democracy	Europe
28	Botswana	7.81	9.17	7.14	6.11	7.5	9.12	Flawed democracy	Africa
29	France	7.8	9.58	7.5	7.78	5.63	8.53	Flawed democracy	Europe
30	Israel	7.79	9.17	7.5	8.89	7.5	5.88	Flawed democracy	Asia
31	Belgium	7.78	9.58	8.93	5	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy	Europe
32	Taiwan	7.73	9.58	8.21	6.11	5.63	9.12	Flawed democracy	Asia
33	Italy	7.71	9.58	6.07	7.78	6.88	8.24	Flawed democracy	Europe
34	Czech Republic	7.69	9.58	6.79	6.67	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy	Europe
35	Cyprus	7.59	9.17	6.43	6.67	6.88	8.82	Flawed democracy	Asia
36	Slovenia	7.5	9.58	6.79	6.67	6.25	8.24	Flawed democracy	Europe
37	Lithuania	7.5	9.58	6.43	6.11	6.25	9.12	Flawed democracy	Europe
38	Latvia	7.38	9.58	6.07	5.56	6.88	8.82	Flawed democracy	Europe
39	Greece	7.29	9.58	5.36	6.11	6.88	8.53	Flawed democracy	Europe
40	South Africa	7.24	7.42	7.5	8.33	5	7.94	Flawed democracy	Africa
41	India	7.23	9.17	6.79	7.22	5.63	7.35	Flawed democracy	Asia
42	Timor-Leste	7.19	9.08	6.79	5.56	6.88	7.65	Flawed democracy	Asia
43	Trinidad and Tobago	7.16	9.58	7.14	6.11	5.63	7.35	Flawed democracy	North America
44	Slovakia	7.1	9.58	6.79	5.56	5.63	7.94	Flawed democracy	Europe
45	Panama	7.05	9.58	6.07	6.67	5	7.94	Flawed democracy	North America
46	Bulgaria	7.03	9.17	6.43	7.22	4.38	7.94	Flawed democracy	Europe
47	Argentina	7.02	9.17	5.36	6.11	6.25	8.24	Flawed democracy	South America
48	Jamaica	7.02	8.75	7.14	4.44	6.25	8.53	Flawed democracy	North America
49	Suriname	6.98	9.17	6.43	6.67	5	7.65	Flawed democracy	South America
50	Brazil	6.97	9.58	5.36	6.67	5	8.24	Flawed democracy	South America
51	Colombia	6.96	9.17	6.79	5	5.63	8.24	Flawed democracy	South America
52	Malaysia	6.88	7.75	7.86	6.67	6.25	5.88	Flawed democracy	Asia
53	Philippines	6.71	9.17	5.71	7.22	4.38	7.06	Flawed democracy	Asia
54	Poland	6.67	9.17	6.07	6.11	4.38	7.65	Flawed democracy	Europe
55	Guyana	6.67	9.17	5.71	6.11	5	7.35	Flawed democracy	South America
56	Lesotho	6.64	9.17	5	6.67	5.63	6.76	Flawed democracy	Africa
57	Ghana	6.63	8.33	5.71	6.67	6.25	6.18	Flawed democracy	Africa
58	Hungary	6.63	8.75	6.07	5	6.25	7.06	Flawed democracy	Europe
59	Peru	6.6	9.17	5	5.56	5.63	7.65	Flawed democracy	South America
60	Croatia	6.57	9.17	6.07	5.56	5	7.06	Flawed democracy	Europe
61	Dominican Republic	6.54	9.17	5.36	6.11	5	7.06	Flawed democracy	North America
62	Mongolia	6.5	9.17	5.71	5.56	5	7.06	Flawed democracy	Asia
63	Serbia	6.41	8.25	5.36	6.11	5	7.35	Flawed democracy	Europe
64	Tunisia	6.41	6.42	5.71	7.78	6.25	5.88	Flawed democracy	Africa
65	Indonesia	6.39	6.92	7.14	6.67	5.63	5.59	Flawed democracy	Asia
66	Singapore	6.38	4.33	7.86	6.11	6.25	7.35	Flawed democracy	Asia
67	Romania	6.38	9.17	5.71	5	4.38	7.65	Flawed democracy	Europe
68	Ecuador	6.27	8.75	5.36	6.11	4.38	6.76	Flawed democracy	South America
69	Namibia	6.25	5.67	5.36	6.67	5.63	7.94	Flawed democracy	Africa
70	Paraguay	6.24	8.75	5.71	5	4.38	7.35	Flawed democracy	South America
71	Sri Lanka	6.19	7.83	5.71	5	6.25	6.18	Flawed democracy	Asia
72	Mexico	6.19	8.33	6.07	7.22	3.13	6.18	Flawed democracy	North America
73	Hong Kong	6.15	3.08	6.07	5.56	7.5	8.53	Flawed democracy	Asia
74	Senegal	6.15	7.5	6.07	4.44	6.25	6.47	Flawed democracy	Africa
75	Papua New Guinea	6.03	6.92	6.07	3.89	5.63	7.65	Flawed democracy	Oceania
76	Albania	5.98	7	4.71	5.56	5	7.65	Hybrid regime	Europe
77	El Salvador	5.96	9.17	4.29	5.56	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime	North America
78	North Macedonia	5.87	6.5	5.36	6.67	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime	Europe
79	Moldova	5.85	7.08	4.64	6.11	4.38	7.06	Hybrid regime	Europe
80	Fiji	5.85	6.58	5.36	6.11	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime	Oceania
81	Montenegro	5.74	6.08	5.36	6.11	4.38	6.76	Hybrid regime	Europe
82	Benin	5.74	6.5	5.71	5	5.63	5.88	Hybrid regime	Africa
83	Bolivia	5.7	7.5	4.64	5.56	3.75	7.06	Hybrid regime	South America
84	Ukraine	5.69	6.17	3.21	6.67	6.25	6.18	Hybrid regime	Europe
85	Honduras	5.63	8.5	4.64	4.44	4.38	6.18	Hybrid regime	North America
86	Zambia	5.61	6.17	4.64	3.89	6.88	6.47	Hybrid regime	Africa
87	Guatemala	5.6	7.92	5.36	3.89	4.38	6.47	Hybrid regime	North America
88	Bangladesh	5.57	7.83	5.07	5.56	4.38	5	Hybrid regime	Asia
89	Georgia	5.5	7.83	3.57	6.11	4.38	5.59	Hybrid regime	Europe/Asia
90	Malawi	5.49	6.58	4.29	4.44	6.25	5.88	Hybrid regime	Africa
91	Tanzania	5.41	7	5	5	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime	Africa
92	Mali	5.41	7.42	3.93	3.89	5.63	6.18	Hybrid regime	Africa
93	Liberia	5.35	7.42	2.57	5.56	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime	Africa
94	Bhutan	5.3	8.75	6.79	2.78	4.38	3.82	Hybrid regime	Asia
95	Madagascar	5.22	6.08	3.57	6.11	5.63	4.71	Hybrid regime	Africa
96	Uganda	5.2	5.25	3.57	4.44	6.88	5.88	Hybrid regime	Africa
97	Nepal	5.18	4.33	5.36	5	5.63	5.59	Hybrid regime	Asia
98	Kenya	5.11	3.5	5.36	6.67	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime	Africa
99	Kyrgyzstan	5.11	6.58	2.93	6.67	4.38	5	Hybrid regime	Asia
100	Morocco	4.99	5.25	4.64	5	5.63	4.41	Hybrid regime	Africa
101	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4.98	6.5	2.93	5.56	3.75	6.18	Hybrid regime	Europe
102	Haiti	4.91	5.58	2.93	3.89	6.25	5.88	Hybrid regime	North America
103	Armenia	4.79	5.67	4.64	5.56	2.5	5.59	Hybrid regime	Asia
104	Burkina Faso	4.75	4.42	4.29	4.44	5.63	5	Hybrid regime	Africa
105	Sierra Leone	4.66	6.58	1.86	3.33	6.25	5.29	Hybrid regime	Africa
106	Lebanon	4.63	3.92	2.21	6.67	5.63	4.71	Hybrid regime	Asia
107	Thailand	4.63	3	4.29	5	5	5.88	Hybrid regime	Asia
108	Nigeria	4.44	6.08	4.64	3.33	3.75	4.41	Hybrid regime	Africa
109	Palestine	4.39	3.83	2.14	7.78	4.38	3.82	Hybrid regime	Asia
110	Turkey	4.37	4.5	5	5	5	2.35	Hybrid regime	Europe/Asia
111	Gambia	4.31	4.48	4.29	3.33	5.63	3.82	Hybrid regime	Africa
112	Pakistan	4.17	6.08	5.36	2.22	2.5	4.71	Hybrid regime	Asia
113	Ivory Coast	4.15	4.83	2.86	3.33	5.63	4.12	Hybrid regime	Africa
114	Iraq	4.06	4.75	0.07	6.67	5	3.82	Hybrid regime	Asia
115	Jordan	3.93	3.58	4.29	3.89	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian	Asia
116	Mozambique	3.85	3.58	2.14	5	5	3.53	Authoritarian	Africa
117	Kuwait	3.85	3.17	4.29	3.89	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian	Asia
118	Myanmar	3.83	3.67	3.93	3.89	5.63	2.06	Authoritarian	Asia
119	Mauritania	3.82	3	3.57	5	3.13	4.41	Authoritarian	Africa
120	Niger	3.76	5.25	1.14	3.33	4.38	4.71	Authoritarian	Africa
121	Comoros	3.71	4.33	2.21	4.44	3.75	3.82	Authoritarian	Africa
122	Nicaragua	3.63	2.67	1.86	3.89	5.63	4.12	Authoritarian	North America
123	Angola	3.62	1.75	2.86	5.56	5	2.94	Authoritarian	Africa
124	Gabon	3.61	2.58	2.21	4.44	5	3.82	Authoritarian	Africa
125	Cambodia	3.59	1.33	5	2.78	5.63	3.24	Authoritarian	Asia
126	Algeria	3.5	2.58	2.21	3.89	5	3.82	Authoritarian	Africa
127	Egypt	3.36	3.58	3.21	3.33	3.75	2.94	Authoritarian	Africa
128	Ethiopia	3.35	0	3.57	5.56	5	2.65	Authoritarian	Africa
129	Rwanda	3.35	1.67	5	2.78	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian	Africa
130	China	3.32	0	5	3.89	6.25	1.47	Authoritarian	Asia
131	Republic of the Congo	3.31	3.17	2.5	3.89	3.75	3.24	Authoritarian	Africa
132	Cameroon	3.28	3.17	2.86	3.33	4.38	2.65	Authoritarian	Africa
133	Qatar	3.19	0	4.29	2.22	5.63	3.82	Authoritarian	Asia
134	Zimbabwe	3.16	0.5	2	4.44	5.63	3.24	Authoritarian	Africa
135	Venezuela	3.16	1.67	1.79	4.44	4.38	3.53	Authoritarian	South America
136	Guinea	3.14	3.5	0.43	4.44	4.38	2.94	Authoritarian	Africa
137	Belarus	3.13	0.92	2.86	3.89	5.63	2.35	Authoritarian	Europe
138	Togo	3.1	3.17	0.79	3.33	5	3.24	Authoritarian	Africa
139	Vietnam	3.08	0	3.21	3.89	5.63	2.65	Authoritarian	Asia
140	Oman	3.04	0	3.93	2.78	4.38	4.12	Authoritarian	Asia
141	Eswatini	3.03	0.92	2.86	2.22	5.63	3.53	Authoritarian	Africa
142	Cuba	3	1.08	3.57	3.33	4.38	2.65	Authoritarian	North America
143	Afghanistan	2.97	2.92	1.14	4.44	2.5	3.82	Authoritarian	Asia
144	Kazakhstan	2.94	0.5	2.14	4.44	4.38	3.24	Authoritarian	Europe/Asia
145	Russia	2.94	2.17	1.79	5	2.5	3.24	Authoritarian	Europe/Asia
146	Djibouti	2.87	0.42	1.79	3.89	5.63	2.65	Authoritarian	Africa
147	United Arab Emirates	2.76	0	3.93	2.22	5	2.65	Authoritarian	Asia
148	Bahrain	2.71	0.83	3.21	2.78	4.38	2.35	Authoritarian	Asia
149	Azerbaijan	2.65	0.5	2.14	3.33	3.75	3.53	Authoritarian	Europe/Asia
150	Iran	2.45	0	3.21	4.44	3.13	1.47	Authoritarian	Asia
151	Eritrea	2.37	0	2.14	1.67	6.88	1.18	Authoritarian	Africa
152	Laos	2.37	0.83	2.86	1.67	5	1.47	Authoritarian	Asia
153	Burundi	2.33	0	0.43	3.89	5	2.35	Authoritarian	Africa
154	Libya	2.19	1	0.36	1.67	5	2.94	Authoritarian	Africa
155	Sudan	2.15	0	1.79	2.78	5	1.18	Authoritarian	Africa
156	Uzbekistan	2.01	0.08	1.86	2.22	5	0.88	Authoritarian	Asia
157	Guinea-Bissau	1.98	1.67	0	2.78	3.13	2.35	Authoritarian	Africa
158	Yemen	1.95	0	0	3.89	5	0.88	Authoritarian	Asia
159	Saudi Arabia	1.93	0	2.86	2.22	3.13	1.47	Authoritarian	Asia
160	Tajikistan	1.93	0.08	0.79	1.67	6.25	0.88	Authoritarian	Asia
161	Equatorial Guinea	1.92	0	0.43	3.33	4.38	1.47	Authoritarian	Africa
162	Turkmenistan	1.72	0	0.79	2.22	5	0.59	Authoritarian	Asia
163	Chad	1.61	0	0	1.67	3.75	2.65	Authoritarian	Africa
164	Central African Republic	1.52	2.25	0	1.11	1.88	2.35	Authoritarian	Africa
165	Congo Dr	1.49	0.5	0.71	2.22	3.13	0.88	Authoritarian	Africa
166	Syria	1.43	0	0	2.78	4.38	0	Authoritarian	Asia
167	North Korea	1.08	0	2.5	1.67	1.25	0	Authoritarian	Asia