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The most democratic countries in the world

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How often do we hear the word "democracy" from the lips of the first persons of the states? How often do we meet him in various kinds of media? Right. Everyday. But what is democracy, and is there a place for it in our modern world? Many experts and analysts have been trying to find answers to these questions over the years.

Politicians say that they are doing everything to ensure citizens their rights and freedoms and strengthen their freedom of speech and choice. But what do we really see? Every day we are more and more oppressed in our rights, making us slaves to the system. Therefore, the question of what democracy is - something really existing or a bare term, is very difficult to answer, if at all possible.

Nevertheless, The Economist Intelligence Unit research agency compiled an annual rating of the most democratic countries in the world.

World Democracy Index

A placeCountryIndexClassificationElections, PluralismGovernment functioningPolitical participationPolitical cultureCivil liberties
1Norway9.93Absolute democracy109.64101010
2Iceland9.5Absolute democracy108.938.89109.71
3Sweden9.39Absolute democracy9.589.648.33109.41
4New Zealand9.26Absolute democracy109.298.898.1310
5Denmark9.2Absolute democracy9.589.298.339.389.41
6Canada9.15Absolute democracy9.589.647.788.7510
7Ireland9.15Absolute democracy9.587.868.331010
8Switzerland9.09Absolute democracy9.589.297.789.389.41
9Finland9.03Absolute democracy108.937.788.759.71
10Australia9.01Absolute democracy9.588.937.788.7510
11Luxembourg8.81Absolute democracy108.936.678.759.71
12Netherlands8.8Absolute democracy9.588.578.338.139.41
13Germany8.63Absolute democracy9.588.577.787.59.71
14Austria8.41Absolute democracy9.587.868.336.889.41
15Malta8.39Absolute democracy9.178.216.118.759.71
16Great Britain8.36Absolute democracy9.587.147.228.759.12
17Spain8.3Absolute democracy9.587.147.228.139.41
18Mauritius8.28Absolute democracy9.178.215.568.759.71
19Uruguay8.17Absolute democracy108.934.447.510
20Japan7.99Limited democracy8.758.216.677.58.82
21United States7.98Limited democracy9.177.147.228.138.24
22Italy7.98Limited democracy9.586.437.228.138.53
23Cape Verde7.94Limited democracy9.177.866.676.889.12
24France7.92Limited democracy9.587.147.786.258.82
25South Korea7.92Limited democracy9.177.57.727.58.24
26Costa Rica7.88Limited democracy9.587.146.116.889.71
27Botswana7.87Limited democracy9.177.146.117.59.41
28Portugal7.86Limited democracy9.586.796.676.889.41
29Israel7.85Limited democracy9.177.58.897.56.18
30Estonia7.85Limited democracy9.587.866.116.888.82
31Czech Republic7.82Limited democracy9.587.146.676.888.82
32India7.81Limited democracy9.587.57.225.639.12
33Taiwan7.79Limited democracy9.588.216.115.639.41
34Chile7.78Limited democracy9.588.574.446.889.41
35Belgium7.77Limited democracy9.588.5756.888.82
36Cyprus7.65Limited democracy9.176.436.676.889.12
37Slovenia7.51Limited democracy9.587.146.675.638.53
38Lithuania7.47Limited democracy9.585.716.116.259.71
39South Africa7.41Limited democracy7.927.868.3357.94
40Jamaica7.39Limited democracy9.176.7956.889.12
41Latvia7.31Limited democracy9.585.715.566.888.82
42Slovakia7.29Limited democracy9.587.145.565.638.53
43East Timor7.24Limited democracy8.677.145.566.887.94
44Greece7.23Limited democracy9.585.366.116.258.82
45Panama7.13Limited democracy9.586.436.1158.82
46Trinidad and Tobago7.1Limited democracy9.587.145.5658.24
47Bulgaria7.01Limited democracy9.176.077.224.388.24
48Indonesia6.97Limited democracy7.757.146.676.257.06
49Argentina6.96Limited democracy9.1756.116.887.65
50Philippines6.94Limited democracy9.175.717.224.388.24
51Brazil6.9Limited democracy9.586.795.563.758.82
52Poland6.83Limited democracy9.175.716.674.388.24
53Suriname6.77Limited democracy9.176.43558.24
54Croatia6.75Limited democracy9.176.075.5657.94
54Ghana6.75Limited democracy8.335.716.116.257.35
56Hungary6.72Limited democracy9.176.074.446.887.06
57Dominican Republic6.67Limited democracy8.755.7156.257.65
58Colombia6.67Limited democracy9.177.144.444.388.24
59Peru6.65Limited democracy9.175.366.114.388.24
60Salvador6.64Limited democracy9.176.074.4458.53
61Romania6.62Limited democracy9.175.71558.24
62Mongolia6.62Limited democracy9.175.71558.24
63Lesotho6.59Limited democracy8.255.366.675.637.06
64Serbia6.57Limited democracy8.755.366.6757.06
65Malaysia6.54Limited democracy6.927.866.116.255.59
66Sri Lanka6.48Limited democracy7.836.7956.885.88
67Mexico6.47Limited democracy7.926.077.224.386.76
68Hong Kong6.42Limited democracy3.925.715.567.59.41
69Tunisia6.4Limited democracy66.077.786.255.58
70Singapore6.38Limited democracy4.337.866.116.257.35
71Namibia6.31Limited democracy5.675.366.675.638.24
72Paraguay6.27Limited democracy8.335.7154.387.94
73Guyana6.25Limited democracy8.335.366.114.387.06
74Senegal6.21Limited democracy7.925.364.446.257.06
75Papua New Guinea6.03Limited democracy6.926.073.895.637.65
76Moldova6.01Limited democracy7.924.296.114.387.35
77Zambia5.99Mixed mode7.085.363.896.886.76
78Georgia5.93Mixed mode8.674.296.1155.59
79Honduras5.92Mixed mode9.175.713.894.386.47
79Guatemala5.92Mixed mode7.926.073.894.387.35
81Albania5.91Mixed mode74.365.5657.65
82Ecuador5.81Mixed mode8.254.6454.386.76
83Tanzania5.76Mixed mode755.566.255
84Bangladesh5.73Mixed mode7.425.0754.386.76
85Montenegro5.72Mixed mode7.085.3654.386.76
86Ukraine5.7Mixed mode5.833.936.6757.06
86Mali5.7Mixed mode7.423.934.446.256.47
88Benin5.67Mixed mode6.55.3655.635.88
89Fiji5.64Mixed mode4.585.716.675.635.59
90Bolivia5.63Mixed mode75.3653.757.06
91Malawi5.55Mixed mode6.584.294.446.256.18
92Kenya5.33Mixed mode4.3356.675.635
93Liberia5.31Mixed mode7.832.575.5655.59
94Uganda5.26Mixed mode5.253.574.446.886.18
95Macedonia5.23Mixed mode6.923.216.113.756.18
96Madagascar5.07Mixed mode5.923.575.565.634.71
97Turkey5.04Mixed mode5.836.0755.632.65
98Kyrgyzstan4.93Mixed mode7.422.935.563.755
98Butane4.93Mixed mode8.335.362.784.383.82
100Thailand4.92Mixed mode4.53.93556.18
101Bosnia and Herzegovina4.87Mixed mode6.52.9353.756.18
102Lebanon4.86Mixed mode4.422.147.784.385.59
102Nepal4.86Mixed mode4.334.294.445.635.59
104Nicaragua4.81Mixed mode4.53.293.895.636.76
105Morocco4.77Mixed mode4.754.644.445.634.41
106Burkina Faso4.7Mixed mode4.424.294.445.634.71
107Venezuela4.68Mixed mode5.672.55.564.385.29
108Sierra leone4.55Mixed mode6.581.862.786.255.29
109Nigeria4.5Mixed mode6.084.293.334.384.41
110Palestine4.49Mixed mode4.332.147.784.383.82
111Pakistan4.33Mixed mode65.362.782.55
112Cambodia4.27Mixed mode3.175.713.3354.12
113Myanmar4.2Mixed mode3.173.574.446.882.94
114Iraq4.08Mixed mode4.330.077.224.384.41
115Mozambique4.02Mixed mode4.422.14553.53
115Haiti4.02Mixed mode5.172.212.223.756.76
117Mauritania3.96Authoritarianism34.2953.134.41
117Jordan3.96Authoritarianism44.293.894.383.24
117Niger3.96Authoritarianism4.752.212.223.756.76
120Armenia3.88Authoritarianism4.332.864.441.885.88
121Kuwait3.85Authoritarianism3.174.293.894.383.53
122Cote d'Ivoire3.81Authoritarianism3.422.863.335.633.82
123Gabon3.74Authoritarianism2.582.214.445.633.82
124Comoros3.71Authoritarianism4.332.214.443.753.82
125Ethiopia3.6Authoritarianism03.575.565.633.24
126Algeria3.56Authoritarianism2.582.213.8954.12
127Belarus3.54Authoritarianism1.333.573.896.252.65
128Cameroon3.46Authoritarianism23.213.894.383.82
128Cuba3.46Authoritarianism1.754.643.894.382.65
130Angola3.4Authoritarianism0.923.215.564.382.94
131Vietnam3.38Authoritarianism03.213.896.882.94
132Go3.32Authoritarianism3.581.142.7854.12
133Egypt3.31Authoritarianism2.583.933.333.752.94
134Russia3.24Authoritarianism2.672.552.53.53
135Qatar3.18Authoritarianism03.932.225.634.12
136China3.14Authoritarianism04.643.336.251.47
136Guinea3.14Authoritarianism3.50.434.444.382.94
138Rwanda3.07Authoritarianism0.8352.224.382.94
139Kazakhstan3.06Authoritarianism0.52.144.444.383.82
140Zimbabwe3.05Authoritarianism0.523.895.633.24
141Oman3.04Authoritarianism03.932.784.384.12
142Swaziland3.03Authoritarianism0.922.862.225.633.53
143Republic of the Congo2.91Authoritarianism1.672.863.333.752.94
143Gambia2.91Authoritarianism1.753.212.2252.35
145Djibouti2.83Authoritarianism0.422.143.335.632.65
146Bahrain2.79Authoritarianism1.253.212.784.382.35
147United Arab Emirates2.75Authoritarianism03.572.2252.94
148Azerbaijan2.65Authoritarianism0.52.143.333.753.53
149Afghanistan2.55Authoritarianism2.51.142.782.53.82
150Burundi2.4Authoritarianism0.330.793.8952.65
151Sudan2.37Authoritarianism01.793.8951.18
152Eritrea2.37Authoritarianism02.141.676.881.18
153Laos2.37Authoritarianism0.832.861.6751.47
154Iran2.34Authoritarianism03.213.893.131.47
155Libya2.25Authoritarianism101.675.632.94
156Yemen2.06Authoritarianism004.4450.88
157Guinea bissau1.98Authoritarianism1.6702.783.132.35
158Uzbekistan1.95Authoritarianism0.081.862.2250.59
159Democratic Republic of the Congo1.93Authoritarianism0.920.712.784.380.88
159Saudi Arabia1.93Authoritarianism02.862.223.131.47
161Tajikistan1.89Authoritarianism0.580.071.676.250.88
162Turkmenistan1.83Authoritarianism00.792.7850.59
163Equatorial Guinea1.7Authoritarianism00.432.224.381.47
164Central African Republic1.61Authoritarianism1.750.361.112.52.35
165Chad1.5Authoritarianism001.113.752.65
166Syria1.43Authoritarianism002.784.380
167North Korea1.08Authoritarianism02.51.671.250

As we can see, Russia occupies only 134th position in this rating. Unfortunately, this is well deserved and explainable. We will not go into the analytics of the Russian political system. It is enough to pay attention to how, for example, the opposition is “strangled” in our country or how elections are held. This is quite enough to understand how far Russia is from democratic ideals. Well, there is much to strive for. But is there any point?

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