The Economist Intelligence Unit has produced its Democracy Index every year since 2006. In 2019 it found the index was at its lowest ever level.

Driven by sharp regressions in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, four out of the five categories that make up the global average score have deteriorated. Although there were some dramatic downturns in the scores of certain countries, others have bucked the overall trend and registered impressive improvements.

A summary of the top and bottom 5 countries can be found at www.eiu.com/topic/democracy-index

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